We are pleased to invite you to join the 3rd of the webinar series being organized by the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Germany in collaboration with Export Development Board of Sri Lanka and Import Promotion Desk of Berlin on the topic "The Art of Approaching a Buyer “ in Agri Products Sector on 31st August 2021 from 1430 (IST) (1100 Hrs CET) onwards. The webinar is aimed at sharing expertise on how to identify, approach and attract the right buyer for your products in the Agri products sector.

Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Germany, HE Manori Unambuwe held successful discussions with Mr. Steffen Reese, Managing Director of Naturland, Mr. Marco Schlueter, Management Strategy and International Affairs, and Ms. Sandra Meyr, Head of International Department, on collaboration with Sri Lanka on its transition to organic agriculture, on 20th July at the Naturland Head Office in Munich.

Successful discussions were held with Mr. Jörg Migende, Chief Business Development Officer Agriculture and Digital Farming, Mr. Benedikt Mangold, Head of Global Produce, and Dr. Heike Bach, Executive Director of BayWa AG on collaboration with Sri Lanka on the transition to organic agriculture on 20 July 2021 at the BayWa Headquarters in Munich.

Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Germany, HE Manori Unambuwe visited a farm outside Munich to study the methodology of converting manure to organic fertilizer, produced by HKF-Agrosystems AG. The process which is carried out in a mobile plant “MoRoPlant” treats the manure with various natural protein additives, in creating bio fertilizer.

Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Germany, Manori Unambuwe held extensive discussions with Dr. Robert Hermanowski Managing Director of The Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL), Germany, Mr. Tobias Eisenring of FiBL Switzerland and Dr. Uli Zerger, Managing Director of the Foundation of Ecology and Agriculture (SÖL) to obtain support for Sri Lanka in its transition to organic agriculture, on 19 July in Frankfurt.

Fruitful discussion held on 19 July in Frankfurt between Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Germany, HE Manori Unambuwe and Dr. Harald Edwin Breinlinger, CEO of Sano Vita on Sri Lanka’s transition to organic agriculture. Sano Vita is a company specializing in organic solutions for Soil Health, Seed Health, Plant Health, and Animal Health based on natural minerals and plant extracts.

Potential areas of collaboration in supply of organic products and knowledge transfer were discussed. Mr. Nihal S. Samarasinghe, Honorary Consul of Sri Lanka in the German States of Rhineland-Palatinate organized the meeting.