ජනාධිපති ලේකම්වරයා සහ ලෝක බැංකු නියෝජිත පිරිසක් අතර සාකච්ඡාවක්

A meeting about the planned launch of AgriConnect Sri Lanka was held at the Presidential Secretariat on Tuesday morning, the President’s Media Division reported. Secretary to the President Dr Nandika Sanath Kumanayake met a delegation led by Gevorg Sargsyan, the World Bank Group manager for Sri Lanka and the Maldives.

The programme is scheduled to be officially launched on 30 October at TRACE Expert City. The reports describe it as an initiative to modernise Sri Lanka’s agricultural sector through digitalisation.

The World Bank delegation briefed officials on the programme and said Sri Lanka would be the first country in South Asia to join the World Bank Group’s global initiative. The reports do not provide details about the programme’s activities, funding or implementation timeline.

Other attendees from the World Bank Group and its institutions included IFC Senior Country Officer Victor Anthonypillai, World Bank Practice Manager Tomas Ricardo Rosada Villamar, Senior Economist Felipe F. Dizon and Senior Agriculture Specialist Athula Senaratne. The Presidential Secretariat was also represented by Senior Assistant Secretary Dr Danushka Perera and Assistant Secretary R. A. Ruwanpathirana.

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