Chinese and Sri Lankan institutions sign eco-agriculture cooperation agreement
China Lvhai Technology Group signed an agreement with the Sadaham Sevana International Buddhist Information and Research Institute, Sri Lanka, on ecoagriculture cooperation.
Under the agreement, the Chinese and Sri Lankan institutions will jointly conduct eco-agriculture experiments and promotional activities to help develop the agriculture sector in Sri Lanka.
The signing of the agreement took place at the Strategic Enterprise Management Agency in Colombo in the presence of Sadaham Sevana founder Athuraliye Rathana Thera, Strategic Enterprise Management Agency Chairman Asoka Abeygunawardana and Luang Yizhen, a representative of China Lvhai Technology Group.
China Lvhai Technology Group and Sadaham Sevana together with the Strategic Enterprise Management Agency will work together in seeking a win-win model for commercial cooperation in eco-agriculture.
Islandwide awareness programmes will also be carried out as the parties concerned look to contribute to the development of ecoagriculture in Sri Lanka.
Lvhai Group Chairperson Wei Jianhua was in Sri Lanka recently on a week-long familiarisation visit.
During her visit, Wei Jianhua and her colleague had talks with Agriculture Minister Duminda Dissanayake as well as met with Strategic Enterprise Management Agency Chairman Asoka Abeygunawardana and also met Athuraliye Rathana Thera.
The discussions focused on cooperation in ecological agriculture and other related areas.
In the recent past, the Sri Lankan government has proposed to comprehensively develop the ecological agriculture sector in order to protect the environment and ensure food safety.