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The Youth Forum and Exhibition, named the ‘National Agripreneur Showcase and B2B Connect’ was highly successfully conducted by the Smallholder Agribusiness Partnerships Programme (SAPP) in Waters Edge and the Diyatha Uyana, Battaramulla, from 28 to 29 April 2026 with the objectives of enhancing market access, promoting business visibility, facilitating commercial partnerships, and strengthening entrepreneurial capacity among rural and youth-led enterprises which are helped by the SAPP program during the last 9 years since June 2017.
YOUTH FORUM
28th April 2026
400 Youth Participants
The Youth forum was held on 28th April 2026 with the participation of 400 youth; delegates of foreign donor agencies and government officials form agricultural and budgetary line agencies around the country.
The Hon. Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya was the chief guest for the youth forum that had several technical and entrepreneurial sessions to build social and youth confidence towards the agripreneurship, acknowledge the youth participation to agribusiness and increase the spillover of the SAPP proven practices to a higher scale that enhances the food security of the country.
EXHIBITION
28th – 29th April 2026
Waters Edge & Diyatha Uyana, Battaramulla
The Exhibition of agri products and services of the SAPP youth in the agribusiness was really a memorable gathering that showcased the achievements of youth Agripreneurs, strengthened the partnerships, and created new opportunities for sustainable agribusiness growth in Sri Lanka.
KEY OBJECTIVES
Enhancing market access
Promoting business visibility
Facilitating commercial partnerships
Strengthenung entreprenurial capacity among rural and youth-led enterprises
Contact Us
Address
Smallholder Agribusiness Partnerships
Programme (SAPP),
No. 341/21,
Sarana Road, Rajagiriya,
Sri Lanka
Tel
+94 112 431 426
Fax
+94 112 431 345
OUR PARTNERS
SAPP Regional Offices
UVA Province
Regional Project Coordinator
Tel: 071 811 6152
Email: [email protected]
Address: SAPP Regional Office, Agrarian Service Center district office, Keppitipola Road, Badulla
Southern & Western Province
Regional Project Coordinator
Tel: 077 375 0881
Email: [email protected]
Address: Smallholder Agribusiness Partnership Programme, No. 212/A, Nawala Road, Rajagiriya
North Western Province
Regional Project Coordinator
Tel: 077 329 5013
Email: [email protected]
Address: SAPP Regional Office, Provincial Department of Agriculture, Dambulla Road, Kurunegala
North Central Province
Regional Project Coordinator
Tel: 077 376 0028
Email: [email protected]
Address: SAPP Regional Office,Provincial Department of Agriculture,2nd Floor, Kada 12, Anuradhapura
Central & Sabaragamuwa Province
Regional Project Coordinator
Tel: 077 329 5013
Email: [email protected]
Address: SAPP Regional Office, Department of Animal Production & Health, No.13, Peradeniya