Special training for women food producers from SABAH

SABAH Association has initiated a series of local and international training programmes for a selected group of women home based food producers in Sri Lanka.

SABAH, (SAARC Business Association of Home Based Workers) is a network of Sri Lankan women food producers funded by the SAARC Development Fund. SABAH Sri Lanka is the local arm of the SABAH Association active now in seven of the eight SAARC countries in the region excluding India.

This programme that is strongly backed by respective government institutions such as Southern Development Authority and Industrial Development Authority (Western Province), through MoUs and several other supportive government bodies including Kaluthara district Vidatha unit through Kaluthara District secretariat. "SABAH has reached nearly 1000 women covering 10 districts in Sri Lanka and has been developing the knowledge and skills of these selected women through specially designed local and international trainings on food technology, management, marketing, costing and packaging", revealed the CEO, Chopadithya Edirisinghe, at a press conference recently held at the SABAH office premises.

Chopadithya Edirisinghe further stated that they have already sent some women groups to India for three exposure visits and for a 25 days training on food technology, management and packaging.

Investing all the knowledge and skills developed in selected women producers, SABAH has been able to launch a range of food products produced by them, under a common brand name that maintains a higher quality standard targeting expanded up-end markets.

Tinged with theold food tradition of Sri Lanka, these products are made with modern methods of hygiene and quality without using any preservative, coloring or artificial flavors.

Main objective of SABAH Sri Lanka is to develop these micro scale food producers to the standard of skillful entrepreneurs in the country enabling them to introduce the real Sri Lankan taste to the world.

Those who are interested to know more about this initiative can visit or write to SABAH Association situated at Sri DhammadaraMawatha, Rathmalana.