Dr. Sarath Ranaweera

 

 

Dr. Sarath RanaweeraDr. Sarath Ranaweera erzählt seinen beruflichen Werdegang:

 

 

“I BECAME A TEA RESEARCHER AFTER LEAVING INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT BOARD OF SRI LANKA WHERE I HAD WORKED AS AN INDUSTRIAL EXTENSION OFFICER COVERING ON SMALL AND MEDIUM SCALE INDUSTRIES.I WAS POISONED AFTER CONSUMING SOFT DRINK THAT CONTAINED ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS AND OR COLORINGS IN 1983 AND THEN I HAVE STARTED WONDERING HOW ARTIFICIAL CHEMICALS CAN EFFECT HUMAN HEALTH.THEN I STARTED TO SUPPORT NATURAL FOOD AND STAY AWAY FROM SYNTHETIC AND CONVENTIONAL PRODUCTS.TO LEARN MORE I FOLLOWED A POST GRADUATE DEGREE LEADING TO M.PHIL ON FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AFTER JOINING TRI (Tea Research Institute). I HAVE WORKED ABOUT 7 YEARS AT TEA RESEARCH INSTITUTE (TRI) AND LEARNED ABOUT TEA PROCESSING AND RELATED TECHNOLOGY. MY JOB THERE WAS TO EDUCATE TEA PLANTATIONS AS TO HOW QUALITY TEA IS MADE. I LEFT TRI IN 1992 AND WORKED AS A PROJECT DIRECTOR IN AN ORGANIC PROJECT. THEN I STARTED MY OWN COMPANY, BIO FOODS (PVT) LTD IN 1993 WITH A STRONG CONCEPT OF ORGANIC AND FAIR TRADE.BUT I WANTED TO CONTINUE SOME OF RESEARCH ACTIVITIES THAT WERE PARTIALLY COMPLETED. AS A RESULT I HAVE FOLLOWED STUDIES IN BIOMETRY(STATISTICS) FOR Ph.D PROGRAMME. I COMPLETED MY Ph.D IN 2001/02.IN BETWEEN I HAVE WORKED AS AN INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANT ON TEA PROCESSING IN AFRICAN REGION MAINLY IN TANZANIA AND A LITTLE BIT IN ZIMBABWE. NOTHING WAS INHERITED FROM MY PARENTS BUT I STARTED ON MY OWN. MY BROTHER JOINED THE COMPANY SOMEWHERE IN 2007/8 AS THE MANAGER EXTENSION AND WORKED CLOSELY WITH SMALL FARMERS TO EDUCATE AND CONVERT THEM TO FOLLOW GOOD ORGANIC PRACTICES. THIS IS REALLY A VERY BRIEF STORY.”

 

 

Unsere nächste Frage: How is the relationship between Export and market in Sri Lanka?”

 

 

WE HAVE BEEN EXPORTING ORGANIC TEAS SINCE 1993 STARTING FROM GERMANY. WE HAVE EXPANDED OUR PROJECTS TO SUPPLY ORGANIC TEAS, SPICES, HERBS, RICE VERITIES COCONUTS AND MANY OTHER POST HARVEST FOOD ITEMS ALL OVER THE WORLD. WE WORK ON ORGANIC PRODUCTION WITH A STRONG CONCEPT OF FAIR TRADE. FAIR TRADE CERTIFICATION WAS DONE SOMEWHERE IN 1997/8. WE HAVE STARTED PROMOTING ORGANIC AND ECOLOGICAL PRODUCTS TO LOCALS BUT STILL WE FIND IT DIFFICULT TO PROMOTE ORGANIC FOOD AMONG COMMUNITY IN THE CENTRAL REGION IN SRI LANKA.”

 

 

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