Commercial Bank hosts capacity building program for Eastern dairy farmers

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A capacity building program conducted by the Commercial Bank of Ceylon recently for dairy farmers of the Kokkadicholai area in the Eastern Province benefitted 150 people involved in the industry.

Jointly organised by the bank’s Agriculture and Micro Finance Unit (AMFU) in Kattankudy, its Regional office – Eastern and the Kattankudy branch, the program was conducted with the assistance of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka and other supporting institutions including Nestlé Lanka.

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Program in progress at the Kokkadicholai Cultural Hall

The Central Bank representative S. Prabahar, Senior Manager, covered ‘Financial literacy among dairy farmers’ while Dr. S.D.M. Maheer, Veterinary Surgeon Kokkadicholai and P.S. Shanmuganathan, Livestock Development Officer, Batticaloa, made presentations on ‘Dairy farming and productivity improvements’. The Commercial Bank briefed participants on the financial products it offers micro, small and medium entrepreneurs.

The Commercial Bank has conducted similar programs in areas such as Narammala, Galle, Monaragala, Wellawaya, Badulla, Passara, Bandarawela, Welimada, Weligama, Koggala, Karapitiya, Matara, Batticaloa, Ampara, Kurunegala, Jaffna, Vavuniya, Hingurakgoda, Kandy and Point Pedro, under an initiative to provide essential knowledge to SMEs and micro entrepreneurs.

The bank’s Agriculture and Micro Finance Units are located in Ratnapura, Narammala, Kandy, Anuradhapura, Kilinochchi, Bandarawela, Wellawaya, Hingurakgoda, Galewela, Atchuvely, Vavuniya,Kattankudyand Tissamaharama. They identify and support people who need financial assistance for Agri/Micro businesses, provide guidance on how to improve their businesses and help resolve difficulties.