Sarvodaya-Fusion founder recognised by FAO for e-agri contribution
View(s):Harsha Liyanage, founder and Managing Director of ICT organisation Sarvodaya-Fusion has been recognised as ‘a contributor of the year by e-agriculture of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations’.
The company successfully launched world leading projects such as the Android Village Hubs alongside telecommunications leader Etisalat.
Harsha Liyanage with a group of people
Dr. Liyanage who established Sarvodaya-Fusion in 2006 has shared his lessons at Fusion with consulting for international organisations on ICT4D around the world. Recently, he was nominated by the largest e-agriculture website in the world as one of their contributors of the year, the organization announced last week.
“I’m delighted that my participation in this great forum has been acknowledged. It has proved to be a tremendous opportunity to learn from people trying to find solutions to similar development challenges around the world. I have applied the knowledge and shared experiences of our work at Sarvodaya-Fusion where we work to achieve the e-empowerment of rural communities. We continue to support rural farmers through our FarmerNet platform that enables people in the agricultural industry to overcome barriers such as market volatility, lack of bargaining power and access to the best prices. We continue to look for partners that can support our ambitions of uplifting rural communities in Sri Lanka and call on the islands business community to step up to the challenge and contact us,” he said.
E-Agriculture is a global forum where people from all over the world exchange information, ideas, and resources related to the use of information and communication technologies for sustainable agriculture and rural development. The site has over 9,000 members from 160 countries.
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