The World Bank Group will officially launch the AgriConnect Sri Lanka programme on 30 October at TRACE Expert City, the President’s Media Division said.
The launch was discussed on Tuesday at the Presidential Secretariat between Secretary to the President Dr Nandika Sanath Kumanayake and a delegation led by Gevorg Sargsyan, World Bank Group Manager for Sri Lanka and the Maldives.
The World Bank delegation said Sri Lanka will be the first country in South Asia to join this global initiative of the World Bank Group.
Officials of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the World Bank also attended, including Victor Anthonypillai, Senior Country Officer of the IFC, and Athula Senaratne, Senior Agriculture Specialist. Senior Assistant Secretary to the President Dr Danushka Perera and Assistant Secretary to the President R. A. Ruwanpathirana represented the Presidential Secretariat.
The programme is aimed at the agricultural sector, which employs many Sri Lankans. The launch takes place on 30 October.
