Pro Food and Pro Pack and Ag-Biz exhibition, Sri Lanka’s largest food, packaging and agriculture expo will be held from August 4 to 6, for the 16th consecutive year at the Sirimavo Bandaranaike Memorial Exhibition Hall.
The exhibition is organized by the Sri Lanka Food Processors Association together with Lanka Exhibition and Conference Services (LECS).
“This event which has witnessed an increase over the decades will be held under the theme “from the farm to the fork’ denoting the entire chain of the food industry.
This event is an excellent opportunity not only for large scale manufacturers but also for small and micro level manufacturers as well because all stakeholders from, the food processing sector participating at this national event, said President Sri Lanka Food Processors Association, Maliek De Alwis.
The exhibition and consumer fair is scheduled to be held for three days and expects more than 20,000 to 30,000 visitors at the event.
The Institute of Science and Technology will present its annual research paper and other institutes will conduct several training programmes he said.
Executive Director, Hayleys, Agriculture Sector Rizvi Zaheed said, this event is renowned for providing a unique and comprehensive platform for the discovery and introduction of food processing, engineering and packaging services among the host of other benefits both the visitors and the stall holders would receive.
This event would enable to show case the progress that Sri Lanka has made in the agro business sector during the last so many years.
All stakeholders in the agriculture sector will be participating at this event, which will help Sri Lanka to get into the international value chain in the food industry he said.
Dhammika Gunasekara an active member, said over 80 companies from India and China will participate at this years event. The event is set to attract all stakeholders from South East Asian countries as well. Ministry of Industries will sponsor the SME and micro sector entities pavilion.
The event has been earmarked as ‘a must attend’, as several foreign participants would share their knowledge and knowhow for the local manufactures, founder of the event Mario De Alwis said.
This is the only exhibition of its kind to be held in the Island and over the years it has been known to provide visitors and stall holder with unique experience in terms of networking, sales and knowledge.
CEO, LECS Aasim Mukthar said that more than 350 stalls have been allocated for the local and foreign manufactures, which is one of the biggest events, in relation with food and agriculture sectors.
The exhibition is supported and endorsed by the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Industry and Commerce. The National Agri Business Council join hands with the organisers to provide an insight to the agri business Expo.
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