Lanka to enter Netherlands Horti Fair

A.G. PIYADASA

THE Sri Lanka Export Development Board in collaboration with the Sri Lanka Embassy in the Netherlands will organise Sri Lanka’s participation at the International Horti Fair 2007 at Netherlands from 9th to 12th October 2007.

The International Horti Fair is an international meeting place for breeders, wholesalers, traders, specialised suppliers and service providers in floriculture. This is also considered as an annual meeting place to observe the newest trends and the latest developments in the floriculture.

An official of the Sri Lanka Export Development Board said that the producers and exporters of foliage plants, cut flowers, cut decorative leaves, nursery stocks, tissue cultured plants, aquatic plants, horticulture related coir products such as coir briquettes, coir poles, coir basket liners, coir baskets, coir pots will participate at this Horti Fair.

He also mentioned that the Sri Lanka Export Development Board providing assistance towards the cost of hall construction, cost of furniture and fittings for small-scale companies.