The
'Agro Bizz' application is introduced to the farmers by the Climate Smart Irrigated Agriculture
Project (CSIAP) to sell their
agricultural products at a fair price by avoiding middlemen. Selected
representatives from Hambantota, Monaragala, Kurunegala, Puttalam,
Anuradhapura, Kilinochchi, Mullaitivu, Trincomalee Batticaloa and Ampara, where
the CSIAP is being implemented, have been trained. In a discussion held
between World Bank officials, CSIAP officials and 'Celata Tech' company
officials, it has been agreed to provide this application for free to about
70,000 project beneficiary farmers. Accordingly, a series of training programmes
for selected representatives from the 11 districts under the project area as
trainers have been started. On behalf of 'Celata Tech' Mr. Dinesh Denipitiya and
Mr. Ravindra Prasanna conducted training programmes.
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and Photographs by Nikeshala Kodithuwakku, PMU, CSIAP
