New pathways to agricultural productivity in focus at SLES

With urgent agricultural reforms becoming increasingly imperative, the session on ‘Transforming Productivity in Agriculture’ at the Sri Lanka Economic Summit (SLES), organised by The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, will examine strategies to boost agricultural productivity and the reforms necessary to support the key targets.

Conducted under the theme ‘Shaping Sri Lanka’s Future: Transformational Growth Rooted in Sound Economic Policies’, the SLES will be held on January 28 and 29, at Shangri La Hotel, Colombo. 

The session will explore strategies to enhance productivity in traditional crops while exploring opportunities in emerging crop varieties. Drawing from global case studies, the discussion will focus on lessons from agricultural modernisation and the integration of agri-tech. It will also examine the frameworks necessary to support this transformation, eyeing a target of increasing agri-based exports from 20 percent to 30 percent by 2030.
Policy and industry representatives will weigh in on the panel discussion, including Tohmatsu India LLP Deloitte Touche Executive Director Harish Chandra, Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation Ministry Secretary D.P. Wickramasinghe, CIC Holdings PLC Group Chief Executive Officer Aroshan Seresinhe, HS Agro Exports (Pvt.) Ltd Founder Harsha Subasinghe, LOLC Group CEO Research and Innovation Manju Gunawardana. Diesel & Motor Engineering PLC Executive Director Rajeev Pandithage will moderate the session. 

Registrations are now open at www.sles.chamber.lk. For further information, please contact Lilakshi at [email protected]/5588818 or Alikie at [email protected]/0115588805.