Halgolla becomes the world’s first ‘regenagri’ certified tea estate
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(From left) Hayleys Group Chairman and Chief Executive Mohan Pandithage, Netherlands Ambassador Bonnie Horbach, Control Union Chairman for the Asia region and Board Member Dirk Teichert and Hayleys Plantations Sector Managing Director Dr. Roshan Rajadurai receiving the regenagri certificate.
Kelani Valley Plantations (KVPL), a Hayleys Plantations company, has announced a historic achievement with its “Triple Crown of World Firsts” event. This milestone centres around Halgolla Estate, which has become the first tea estate in the world to achieve the highly prestigious ‘regenagri’ certificate for Regenerative Agriculture certification.
The announcement was made during a special ceremony attended by a prestigious gathering of dignitaries, industry professionals, sustainability experts and academics, including Hayleys Chairman and Chief Executive – Mohan Pandithage; Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Sri Lanka and Maldives – Bonnie Horbach; Senior Policy Advisor of Agriculture, Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands – Sri Lanka, Nishan Dissanayake; Deputy Head of the Mission Embassy of Japan in Sri Lanka – Katsuki Kotaro and Hayleys Plantations Sector Managing Director Dr. Roshan Rajadurai.
regenagri CEO, Franco Constantini, Control Union Chairman for the Asia region and Board Member Dirk Teichert, Managing Director- Sri Lanka and Myanmar, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Country Representative Roshan Ranawake, Dr. Shamen Vidanage and other IUCN officials, Senior Academia, and other industry representatives were present, Hayleys officials said.
Halgolla’s ‘regenagri’ Certification was awarded after a stringent process, evaluating the estate’s approach to farming that has to adhere to a variety of factors, including preservation of soil health, encouraging biodiversity, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and sequestering of CO2.
Halgolla Estate has also set in motion plans to establish the world’s first biodiversity conservation and Knowledge Sustainability Centre concept on a tea estate. This initiative represents a significant step towards preserving the rich biodiversity of the region and promoting sustainable agricultural practices.
“The model of sustainability visible at Halgolla Estate is a prime example of the potential of plantations estates in the country. With the country’s renewed vigour towards tourism, combined with Hayleys’ focus towards value addition, Halgolla is leading the way for what we envision the future of the plantations industry to be,” said Hayleys Plantations Managing Director Dr. Roshan Rajadurai.
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