Lankem Agro celebrates Champion’s Night a “Decade or Supremacy”

The Agrochemical Division of Lankem Ceylon PLC organized its annual Dealer Convention at the Cinnamon Grand Colombo recently. Celebrating the undisputed market leadership over the past decade, the grandeur event was held under the theme ‘Decades of Supremacy”.

Lankem Agro has introduced a range of 35 agrochemical products in the reaching out, to the hearts of Sri Lankan farmers. The most popular herbicides are Nominee, Roundup, Satunil and M50. The insecticides range includes several specialty products Evisects and Selecron, while Ridomil and Tilt represent the leading fungicides. Due to the growing demand and awareness among local farmer community, Lankem carries out continuous research and development activities to introduce specialized crop protection products, which are safer chemicals for the end users.

Briefing about the future activities Damith Vitharana, Director/COO Lankem Ceylon PLC said, “Our Company has a vision to empower the farmers through continuous innovation and introduction of sustainable products to the local market. We will pioneer our offering in the next decade, strengthening long term relationships with our customers”.

Addressing the gathering, Nishantha Jayamanne, General Manager of Lankem Agrochemicals division said, “It is our duty to appreciate the service of our valued dealers, sales personnel, customers and the loyal employees for their hard work and commitment towards our brand during these ten long years. I also want to mention and thank the Department of Agriculture and the officials of the Registrar of Pesticides for the excellent collaboration extended to us during our long years of partnership”.

Speaking about the Lankem Agrochemicals, Anushman Rajaratnam, Managing Director

Lankem Ceylon PLC added that “To be the leader in the market for over 10 years is a feat that needs to be mentioned, and this is mainly due to the hard work and dedication of our team and the dealer network. An event of this nature is organized purely to appreciate each and everyone’s contribution towards our Company. Under the exceptional leadership of our Director/COO Damith Vitharana the company continues to pioneer the best of quality products to the country. Another phenomenal factor is our committed staff who extend their immense contribution for our company success. We will continue to initiate and invest on environmental safety products which give us the added advantage to move from strength to strength in our journey to serve our customers and making Sri Lanka a flourishing nation”.

Lankem Agrochemical products are imported from world-leading manufacturers committed to ensure sustainable and productive agricultural solutions. S. Hori, Managing Director of Kumiai Chemical Industry Co Ltd, Japan was the chief guest at the event while representatives of Dupont, Monsanto, FMC and Syngenta Switzerland were also present to acknowledge the service of the Champion dealers, adding a significant importance to the event.

Lankem is the one and only Agrochemical Company that has achieved ISO 9001:2008 Quality Standard, ISO 14001:2005 Environmental Management Standard and the OHSAS 18001:2005 Standard for Occupational Health and Safety Management in Sri Lanka. Over the years, the company maintained world-class standards by continuously investing in modern production facilities and futuristic technologies. The 250 million rupee investment at Pannala manufacturing plant speaks volumes to the high visionary mind set.

The company Research and Development team constantly works closely with world class research organizations and manufacturers to produce the best products for our country. Lankem is the only agrochemical company to offer the expertise and service of 40 dedicated agro inspectors to advice the farmers on product usage.

Errol Ratnayake, proprietor of Ratnayake Chemicals, Agunakolapelassa was crowned as the best dealer in this years’ Champions Night. A.W. Dissanayake proprietor of Green Agrochemicals, Pothuhera and D. Wimalasekara proprietor of Danahara Enterprises, Hingurakgoda won the first and second runners up awards respectively. Technical Sales Representatives were also appreciated for their performance and dedication rendered. The winners were applauded by S.D.R. Arudpragasam Deputy Chairman of Lankem Group of Companies. Indika Saman Kumara was honoured as the best Technical Sales Representative while R.A.S.K. Ranamuka and S.B.G. Hakmana received the first and second runners up prizes respectively.

Lankem, is valued and certified as one of the best companies to practice environmental friendly products. The company first introduced the herbicide Nominee in the late 1990’s together with one of Japan’s largest agrochemical manufacturers Kumiai Chemical Industry Co Ltd, to Sri Lanka at a time when farmers were struggling to control the spreading harvest destroyer in the country. This was the revolution, a rich farming nation like Sri Lanka ever experienced. Lankem Agrochemicals Division is expanding towards the newest technologies and brands in Agro inputs to uplift the quality and profitability of Agriculture industry in Sri Lanka.

Photo caption: S.D.R Arudpragasam, Deputy Chairman, Lankem Group of Companies handing over award to the Best Technical Sales Representative Indika Saman Kumara at the recently held Champions Night.