President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has appointed a Presidential Task Force for Green Agriculture.
This was announced through a Gazette Extraordinary published by the Secretary to the President, P.B. Jayasundera yesterday (15).
The 14-member task force is chaired by the Chairman of Wild Holidays (Pvt.) Ltd. Vijith Welikala.
The other members of the panel are as follows:
- Lalith Senevirathna
- S.K.B. Kasun Tharaka Amal - Director, Biogenic Green Technology Research Institute
- Malinda Senevirathna - Director, Hector Kobbekaduwa Agrarian Research and Training Institute
- R.B. Rasika Thusitha Kumara - Climate Smart Agriculture Co-ordinator, Vavuniya and Mannar Districts Eco Friendly Farming Training Consultant
- Dr. B.K.J. Kavantissa - Chief Executive Officer “Siyapatha” International Education and Training Institute (Pvt.) Ltd
- Samantha Fernando - Kangara Holdings (Pvt.) Ltd.
- Samuditha Kumarasinghe - Lanka Bio Fertilizers (Pvt.) Ltd.
- Ajith Randunu - Green Force Agriculture (Pvt.) Ltd.
- N.M. Khalid - Lanka Nature Power (Pvt.) Ltd.
- Shammi Kirinde - Bio Foods (Pvt.) Ltd.
- Ms. Nirmala Karewgoda - Hysoung ONB (Pvt.) Ltd
- Chaminda Hettikankanamge - R.K.G. Bio Green Farm
- Nishan de Silva - Lorance’s Liquid Fertilizer