On 10 November 2026, a three‑day training course on tropical fruit seedling propagation and high‑efficiency production technology began in Sri Lanka’s Southern Province, co‑organized by the Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences and the foreign affairs office of China’s Hainan Province. The programme, hosted in the Southern Province, focuses on banana, pineapple and mango cultivation, and invites agricultural technicians, researchers, students and fruit farmers from the region.
During the session, trainees will attend lectures and field study opportunities to learn advanced cultivation and production methods for the three key tropical fruits. Chinese ambassador to Sri Lanka Wei Huaxiang expressed hopes that the training will further expand exchanges and cooperation between the two countries in tropical agriculture, contribute Chinese solutions to sustainable agriculture development, and bring more benefits to Sri Lankan people. Sri Lankan agricultural official W.L.O. Manel noted the training marks the beginning of broader prospects for agricultural cooperation between China and Sri Lanka.
The initiative follows a China‑FAO Sri Lanka South‑South Cooperation Project that ran from April 2023 to September 2025, during which Chinese experts introduced fruit bagging and precise drip irrigation to local farmers at ten demonstration sites. The project reportedly increased banana output by 70 percent, mango yield by over 50 percent, and cut fertilizer use by 72 percent.
This training programme renews China‑Sri Lanka cooperation in tropical agriculture and could set the stage for continued technical exchanges and yield improvements across the country.
