Sri Lanka: US Ambassador Michele J. Sison visits Riococo production plant

Yesterday, Septemer 3, her excellency Michele J. Sison, the US Ambassador to Sri Lanka and Maldives, has paid an inspection visit to the Riococo production plant at Katupotha, Kurunegala in Sri Lanka. Sison was very keen to see the production process of eco-friendly coir based growing medium products that Riococo sells to growers to over 30 countries, including the USA. It was the first time in Sri Lanka that a US Ambassador was visiting a coir substrate based production plant which exports products to USA.

Click here to read an interview with a head grower of Village Farms, a leading producer of hydroponic greenhouse vegetables in North America that uses Riococo growing substrate.

To learn more about Riococo, please visit www.riococo.com or send an e-mail to inquiries@riococo.com

Publication date: Wed 4 Sep 2013
Author: Arlette Sijmonsma
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Sri Lanka: US Ambassador Michele J. Sison visits Riococo production plant