Sri Lanka: NOCU launches ambitious initiative to promote organic agriculture

The National Organic Control Unit (NOCU), the competent authority for organic agriculture in Sri Lanka established under the Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB), launched its initiative to promote organic agriculture countrywide recently. As part of this effort, the first awareness program was successfully conducted in the Kegalle District on 25 July at Sleek Hotel, demonstrating an encouraging turnout of about 80 attendees who actively took part in the event. The participants, representing various sectors of the agriculture industry, gained valuable insights into organic farming techniques, certification processes, organic standards, and market opportunities. The program also highlighted the contribution of the NOCU to organic farming in terms of its role in promoting a credible organic agriculture value chain. As the regulatory body responsible for overseeing activities within the island’s organic agricultural sector, the main objective of the NOCU is to protect the ...