BESPA-Food

16/06/2026

🏗️ Construction is a major driver of economic growth, but also one of the world's most resource- and emissions-intensive sectors.

Through its Circular Construction Programme, UNIDO supports countries and industries in advancing circular, low-emission, resilient and resource-efficient construction systems, helping reduce emissions, strengthen resilience and drive industrial innovation.

📢 Join us at the on 17-18 June to explore how industrial decarbonization is unfolding in practice.

🔎 Learn more about this event: https://www.unido.org/events/unido-and-future-cleantech-architects-launch-new-publication-circular-construction-future-cleantech-festival-2026
📺 Watch the livestream and register: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=FmWW3QAS7UeUBMIIIeQpOKz64BDvZsBJtm-LFOp_Ir9URVNQTzAyU05IMk5JWEYwVjYwNEczMVE4OC4u



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16/06/2026

Excellent opportunity for anyone interested in exporting fresh produce to learn about the process.

The Industrial Technology Institute (ITI) is pleased to offer a Training Programme on Export Protocols of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables designed for exporters, retailers, quality assurance professionals, entrepreneurs, and industry stakeholders.
📅 Date: 24 June 2026
⏰ Time: 9.00 a.m. – 4.00 p.m.
📍 Venue: Industrial Technology Institute (ITI), Colombo 07
🎓 Certificate Provided
🗣️ Medium: Sinhala & English
Key Topics Include:
✅ Postharvest biology and technology
✅ Maturity and ripening of fruits and vegetables
✅ Harvesting, sorting, cleaning, packaging, transportation & cold chain management
✅ Quality parameters and export market requirements
✅ Best practices for maintaining product quality and reducing postharvest losses

🌱🍎 Enhance Your Knowledge on Exporting Fresh Fruits & Vegetables! 🍅🥭

The Industrial Technology Institute (ITI) is pleased to offer a Training Programme on Export Protocols of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables designed for exporters, retailers, quality assurance professionals, entrepreneurs, and industry stakeholders.

📅 Date: 24 June 2026
⏰ Time: 9.00 a.m. – 4.00 p.m.
📍 Venue: Industrial Technology Institute (ITI), Colombo 07
🎓 Certificate Provided
🗣️ Medium: Sinhala & English

Key Topics Include:
✅ Postharvest biology and technology
✅ Maturity and ripening of fruits and vegetables
✅ Harvesting, sorting, cleaning, packaging, transportation & cold chain management
✅ Quality parameters and export market requirements
✅ Best practices for maintaining product quality and reducing postharvest losses

👩‍🏫 Resource Person:
Ms. Shiranthi Perera
Former Senior Research Technologist, Food Technology Section, ITI

📞 For more information:
Ms. Inoka – 070 289 7118
Ms. Devni – 070 683 8575

Register now and gain practical knowledge to meet international export standards and strengthen your fresh produce business.
Register Link: https://forms.gle/K6Xy7gxrWmFKmcdv8

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10/06/2026

The Lanka Accreditation Board (SLAB) is conducting a 3-day expert-led training on ISO 37001:2025 and ISO/IEC TS 17021-9, covering Anti-Bribery Management Systems from 10–12 June 2026. Supported by the European Union in Sri Lanka and the Maldives funded BESPA-FOOD project, this training is strengthening the capacity of Sri Lanka's public and private financial institutions as well companies in food business to implement internationally recognized management system that prevent corruption and promote transparency.
Participants include SLAB assessors, representatives from financial institutions, and the Auditor General's Department, working together toward a more accountable and trustworthy financial ecosystem.

10/06/2026

One day to go!

The Asia Food Safety Forum 2026 brings together leading policymakers, industry experts, innovators, regulators, and development partners to shape the future of food safety.

📅 11–12 June 2026 | Bangkok, Thailand
🔹 Explore the full programme: https://tinyurl.com/AFSFprogramme
🔹 Learn more and follow the livestream: https://www.unido.org/asia-food-safety-forum-2026

08/06/2026

In SL, the European Union in Sri Lanka and the Maldives funded BESPA-FOOD project is helping create an enabling environment for food safety with 100+ accredited conformity assessment services available to agri-food sector, supporting them to meet safety and quality requirements locally and in export markets.

03/06/2026

System Change එක් වෙනුවෙන් අපි පෙනී සිටින විට, විවිධ පැතිවලින් බාධා, විවේචන සහ ප්‍රතිරෝධයන් එල්ල වීම සාමාන්‍ය දෙයක්. බොහෝ අය කිව්වා අපිට බෑ කියලා. තවත් පිරිසක් අපේ කර්මාන්තකරුවන්ගේ සැලසුම් අවිශ්වාස කළා.

"Results will always speak for it self"

මේ කියන්නේ රටේ සාමූහික උත්සාහයේ ප්‍රතිඵලයක්. 2026 වසරේ මුල් මාස හතර (ජනවාරි - අප්‍රේල්) ඇතුළත ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ පොල් අපනයන ක්ෂේත්‍රය පෙර නොවූ විරූ ජයග්‍රහණයක් අත්කරගෙන තිබෙනවා.

පොල් ආශ්‍රිත අපනයන ක්ශේත්‍රය ලැබූ ජයග්‍රහණ කිහිපයක්:

🟢 21.38% ක සමස්ත වර්ධනයක්: පසුගිය වසරේ මුල් මාස හතරට සාපේක්ෂව අපේ පොල් අපනයනය ප්‍රබල ලෙස ඉහළ ගොස් ඇත.

🟢 ඩොලර් මිලියන 406.28 ක ආදායමක්: මේ රටට අත්‍යවශ්‍ය විදේශ විනිමය ගෙන ඒමට අපේ ව්‍යවසායකයින් සමත් වී තිබෙනවා.

🟢 අගය එකතු කිරීමේ විප්ලවය: පොල් කටු ආශ්‍රිත නිෂ්පාදන (Coconut Shell Products) 55.85% ක සහ සක්‍රිය කාබන් (Activated Carbon) 49.38% ක ශීඝ්‍ර වර්ධනයක් පෙන්නුම් කරන්නේ අප නිවැරදි මාවතේ යන බවට හොඳම සාක්ෂියයි.

ගෘහස්ථ නව බිම් හා ඵලදායිතාව වර්ධනය තුලින් දිගුකාලීන පොල් ගෙඩි මිලියන 4000ක් සැළැස්මකට පොල් වගා කිරීමේ මණ්ඩලය ගමන් කරනවා.

එම සැපයුම ලැබෙන තෙක්, අප පරිභෝජන රටා වෙනස් කිරීම හා ප්‍රති අපනයන සඳහා අමුද්‍රව්‍ය ආනයන කිරීමට අවශ්‍ය වෙනස් කම් කිරීම තුලින් ඩොලර් බිලියන 2.5ක ඉලක්කය වෙත යා හැකියි.

සෑම අභියෝගයක්ම අවස්ථාවක් කර ගනිමු!

System Change க்காக நாம் நிற்கும் போது, பல்வேறு தரப்புகளிலிருந்து தடைகள், விமர்சனங்கள் மற்றும் எதிர்ப்புகள் வருவது இயல்பானதே. பலர் இது முடியாது என்றார்கள். மேலும் சிலர் எங்கள் தொழில்துறையினரின் திட்டங்களை நம்பவில்லை.

"முடிவுகளே தங்களைப் பற்றி பேசும்."

இன்று நாம் காண்பது நாட்டின் கூட்டு முயற்சியின் பலனாகும். 2026 ஆம் ஆண்டின் முதல் நான்கு மாதங்களில் (ஜனவரி–ஏப்ரல்), இலங்கையின் தேங்காய் ஏற்றுமதி துறை வரலாறு காணாத சாதனையைப் பதிவு செய்துள்ளது.

தேங்காய் சார்ந்த ஏற்றுமதி துறையின் சில முக்கிய சாதனைகள்:

🟢 21.38% மொத்த வளர்ச்சி – கடந்த ஆண்டின் அதே காலப்பகுதியுடன் ஒப்பிடுகையில் தேங்காய் ஏற்றுமதி கணிசமாக அதிகரித்துள்ளது.

🟢 406.28 மில்லியன் அமெரிக்க டொலர் வருமானம் – நாட்டிற்கு மிகவும் தேவையான அந்நியச் செலாவணியை எங்கள் தொழில்முனைவோர் ஈட்டித் தந்துள்ளனர்.

🟢 மதிப்புக் கூட்டலின் புரட்சி – தேங்காய் ஓடு சார்ந்த தயாரிப்புகள் 55.85% வளர்ச்சியையும், Activated Carbon ஏற்றுமதி 49.38% வளர்ச்சியையும் பதிவு செய்துள்ளது. இது நாம் சரியான பாதையில் பயணிக்கிறோம் என்பதற்கான தெளிவான சான்றாகும்.

புதிய சாகுபடி நிலங்களை உருவாக்குதல் மற்றும் உற்பத்தித்திறனை அதிகரித்தல் மூலம், நீண்டகால இலக்காக ஆண்டுக்கு 4 பில்லியன் தேங்காய்கள் உற்பத்தி செய்யும் திட்டத்தை தேங்காய் சாகுபடி சபை முன்னெடுத்து வருகிறது.

அந்த உற்பத்தி இலக்கை அடையும் வரை, நுகர்வு முறைகளில் மாற்றங்களை ஏற்படுத்துவதன் மூலமும், மீள் ஏற்றுமதிக்குத் தேவையான மூலப்பொருட்களை இறக்குமதி செய்ய தேவையான சீர்திருத்தங்களை மேற்கொள்வதன் மூலமும், 2.5 பில்லியன் அமெரிக்க டொலர் ஏற்றுமதி இலக்கை நோக்கி முன்னேற முடியும்.

When we stand up for System Change, it is natural to face obstacles, criticism, and resistance from different directions. Many said it could not be done. Others doubted the plans and capabilities of our industrialists.

"Results will always speak for it self"

What we are witnessing today is the outcome of a collective national effort. During the first four months of 2026 (January - April), Sri Lanka’s coconut export sector achieved an unprecedented milestone.

Some key achievements of the coconut export sector:

🟢 21.38% overall growth - Coconut exports recorded a strong increase compared to the same period last year.

🟢 US$ 406.28 million in export earnings - Our entrepreneurs have successfully generated much-needed foreign exchange for the country.

🟢 A value-addition revolution - Coconut shell based products recorded a remarkable 55.85% growth, while activated carbon exports grew by 49.38%, providing clear evidence that we are moving in the right direction.

The Coconut Cultivation Board is moving towards a long term target of producing 4 billion coconuts annually through the development of new cultivation lands and improvements in productivity.

Until that supply target is achieved, we can continue progressing towards the US$ 2.5 billion export target by changing consumption patterns and implementing the necessary reforms to facilitate the import of raw materials for re-export industries.

Let us turn every challenge into an opportunity!

26/05/2026

21/05/2026

📢 Call for Abstracts – Metrology Research Symposium 2026
In celebration of World Metrology Day 2026, the Measurement Units, Standards and Services Department (MUSSD) proudly invites researchers, academics, industry professionals, and institutions to submit abstracts for the Metrology Research Symposium 2026.
This symposium aims to strengthen Sri Lanka’s National Quality Infrastructure and promote innovation, safety, fair trade, and reliable measurement science.
📅 Abstract Submission Deadline: 31 August 2026
📍 Main Symposium Event: December 2026 – Pitipana Technical City, Homagama
Join us in advancing measurement science for a more trusted and sustainable future.

📢 Call for Abstracts – Metrology Research Symposium 2026
In celebration of World Metrology Day 2026, the Measurement Units, Standards and Services Department (MUSSD) proudly invites researchers, academics, industry professionals, and institutions to submit abstracts for the Metrology Research Symposium 2026.

This symposium aims to strengthen Sri Lanka’s National Quality Infrastructure and promote innovation, safety, fair trade, and reliable measurement science.

📅 Abstract Submission Deadline: 31 August 2026
📍 Main Symposium Event: December 2026 – Pitipana Technical City, Homagama
Join us in advancing measurement science for a more trusted and sustainable future.

20/05/2026

On World Metrology Day 2026, UNIDO joins the global community in celebrating the theme: “Metrology: Building Trust in Policy Making.”
Measurement might not make headlines, but in Sri Lanka it is quietly transforming what our agri-food exporters can achieve and what our regulators can enforce. Proud of what the European Union in Sri Lanka and the Maldives funded BESPA-FOOD project has built alongside Measurement Units, Standards & Services Department (MUSSD) and our partners.