On the 18th of October, a training was organized for the leaders of farmers organizations and cooperatives who are attached to the 8 collective businesses, incubated with the guidance and assistance of SEFEC, under the Farmers for Asia (Suhuru Govi) project.
The objective of the training was to educate the leaders about the policy and regulatory context within which they would have to operate their businesses and the challenges and way forward as small holder farmers in the current economic crisis.
The training was held at Samanmal hotel with the attendance of 50 people, representing two districts of Southern province, Hambanthota and Mathara. Mr. Chinthaka Rajapaksa, Mr Chaminda Paragodaaarachchi, Mr.Shantha Devapriya, Mr. Siriweera Nikathenna and and Ms. Smadani Kiriwandeniya were resource persons of the training. The training was organized by Mr. Sisira Chaminda, the Enterprise Development Officer of SANASA international.
