Agribusiness Awards in August

The Annual Agribusiness Awards organised by the National Agribusiness Council is scheduled to be held from August 20 to 22 at the Sirimavo Bandaranaike Memorial Exhibition Centre.The event is being organised to fulfil a much needed requirement to recognise institutions in the agricultural business arena. It is being held for the fifth consecutive year, concurrently with the Ag-Biz Trade Fair.

The National Agribusiness Awards recognise the performance and contribution made by the formal business sector towards the development of agribusiness in Sri Lanka.

The awards will be sector based and grouped into Small, Medium and Large Categories. It will be segmented as Input Suppliers, Services, Producers, Processors and Marketeers.

The selection will be based on business overview, financial management, human resource management, social impact and sector specific performance.

Two National Icon awards will be presented to personalities who have made lasting contributions to the sector while a Young Innovator Award will also be offered.

The applications for the awards will be evaluated by a competent panel of agriculturalists, accountants and marketing consultants.