Wayamba Group wins award at NCE

Wayamba Group Importers and Exporters stamped their class when they bagged Agriculture Bulk Sector Medium category silver award at the National Chamber of Exporters awards ceremony held last Friday at Colombo Hilton.

Wayamba Group Importers and Exporters Managing Director S.H Sadikeen told Daily News Business that they have been exporting spices to countries including Taiwan and Japan for several years.

He added that Sri Lanka has been famous for her natural spices from ancient times and the demand for Sri Lankan spices are increasing, he said. "Spices now play an important role in Sri Lankan exports," he said.

"We have trained more than 2,000 farmers to cultivate spices such as peper, nutmeg and maize to international standards. Our vehicles go round the country to collect spices giving the farmer a market at their door step," he said.

"We have already signed an agreement to provide seeds and fertilizer for farmers in an effort to boost production. The intention of our company is to provide better prices for farmers who are engaged in spices growing," he said.

"The country has achieved a significant quantitative increase in Soybean production and we are looking to export Soya to the other countries specially Japan in the future," he added.