Second Farmer Club set up in A'pura

Anuradhapura, has been chosen as the location for the formation of a second 'Farmer Club' (Hayleys Agro Govi Samajaya) by Hayleys Agro Products Ltd (HAPL), a provider of inputs for agriculture in Sri Lanka.

The inaugural meeting of the Hayleys Agro Farmer Club in Anuradhapura.

Conceived as an initiative to take agricultural best practices with an emphasis on productivity to Sri Lanka's farmers, the Hayleys Agro Farmer Clubs programme was launched in January with the setting up of the first such club in Welimada.

The second Farmers' Club was inaugurated recently at Tambuttegama in Anuradhapura to extend its benefits and assistance to the farmer community in the district.

The new Farmer Club will disseminate the latest information, concepts and techniques and provide better access to material inputs to farmers and conduct a series of effective training programmes in the area, the company said.

The launch event was attended by over 170 farmers of Anuradhapura, Senior officials including Hayleys Agro Products Chief Executive Officer Upali Gangoda and the Resident Project Manager of Mahaweli System H, Asanka Gunatilleke participated.

"Our services and training sessions will be of immense value to farmers in the Anuradhapura area to increase the quality and productivity of their agricultural produce," Gangoda said.

"This would help enhance their living standards. We expect to extend this concept to all areas where agriculture and animal husbandry are predominant livelihoods."