Lanka to promote spices in Brazil
Minister of Minor Export Crop Promotion, Reginald Cooray and three
other delegates visited Brazil last month on a trade promotion mission
for Sri Lankan spices.
The delegation held official meetings with Minister of Agriculture
and Livestock Development of Brazil Mendes Ribeiro and senior officials
in Brasilia. Minister Ribeiro agreed to provide assistance to Sri Lanka
on crop management during severe drought with the technology in Brazil.
Subsequently, the ministerial delegation visited EMBRAPA, the
headquarters for Agriculture and Livestock Development and Research in
Brazil. The President of EMBRAPA, Dr. Mauricio Antonio Lopes agreed to
provide assistance in research to Sri Lanka and requested, in return,
assistance from Sri Lanka to develop pepper plantations in the Amazon
region.
During the visit, two trade exhibitions were held at the Sri Lanka
Embassy in Brasilia and in Rio de Janeiro, attended by government
officials, entrepreneurs and diplomats.
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