The Delegation of German Industry and Commerce in Sri Lanka (AHK Sri Lanka), with the German Agency of International Development Cooperation (GIZ), conducted a seminar with an integrated press conference in Jaffna last week to raise awareness among potential exporters and industry representatives to increase export capacities of organic products to the EU.
Sri Lankan exporters in the organic sector were briefed on the procedure of exporting organic products from Sri Lanka to the EU and support mechanisms such as matchmaking support and the ‘develoPPP.de program’ of the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).
Chief Delegate of AHK Sri Lanka, Andreas Hergenröther said, “The German market for organic food is one of the fastest-growing markets worldwide and the largest one within the European Union (EU).