DIMO enters agri-tourism with its Agri Techno Park in Dambulla
Intends to enter agro-tourism market through these parks to offer agriculture-based holiday experience
DIMO Agribusinesses owns 3 Agri Techno Parks in Dambulla, Nikaweratiya and Lindula
DIMO Agribusinesses owns 3 Agri Techno Parks in Dambulla, Nikaweratiya and Lindula Intends to enter agro-tourism market through these parks to offer agriculturebased holiday experience
DIMO Agribusinesses, the agriculture arm of DIMO, has selected its Agri Techno Park located in Dambulla to embark on its journey in agro-tourism.
DIMO Agribusinesses owns three Agri Techno Parks, which are located in Dambulla (mid country), Nikaweratiya (low country) and Lindula (upcountry wet zone).
They operate with the aim of carrying out research and development (R&D), seed production, farmer education and training activities while also acting as model farms in each respective region.
The company intends to enter the agro-tourism market through these parks to cater to the growing number of tourists who are interested in an agriculture-based holiday experience. Tourists will have the opportunity to gain firsthand knowledge and experience about the agricultural way of life in the country while staying in luxury cabanas or holiday bungalows located inside these Agri Techno Parks.
The company officially opened two luxury chalets inside the Dambulla Agri Techno Park recently and expects to commence operations soon.
“Agro-tourism is a vast area and this is our first initiative in this field. We have selected our Agri Techno Park in Dambulla for this project since it is equipped with high-tech agriculture facilities that enhance sustainable agriculture and is also situated in a beautiful location, which will allow us to offer a real agriculture experience to the tourists,” DIMO Chairman/ MD Ranjith Pandithage said. DIMO Director/cmo Asanga Ranasinghe said, “This is another milestone to reshape the businesses of DIMO. We are into an aggressive growth journey in the agriculture sector and this project will revolutionise the industry. Soon we will venture into the agriculture output market and we expect to establish similar types of Agri Techno Parks in the strategic locations of the country.”
Dambulla Agri Techno Park conducts vegetable seed trials (local/imported, open pollinated/hybrid) fertiliser, crop care and other agriculture-related trials to improve the quality of the agriculture production in Sri Lanka.
This centre is also equipped with a high-tech model farm, complete with greenhouses and micro irrigation systems, a vegetable seed techno unit and fruit orchard, which will enable it to take the agriculture industry to next level. Dambulla Agri Techno Park is situated in the Matale district of the Central province, covering 30 acres of land. The centre promotes and enhances the network of innovation in agriculture practices, education, technology and research. It facilitates knowledge transfer by acting as a coordinating hub to bring together expertise from established institutions and organisations in the areas of plant production, agribusinesses and technology development. It will also provide planting materials of vegetable and fruit plants registered under the Agriculture Department. The park will be armed with a Knowledge Sharing Centre for farmers, students and related parties.