Hayleys Agro participated in the Industrial and Educational Exhibition in Jaffna themed “Future Minds of Jaffna” from 27-29th December 2008. This exhibition was organized by the Security forces in Jaffna. The Exhibition, trade fair, carnival, and the musical show all staged together at Vembadi Girls’ High School and Jaffna Central College premises with the aim of educating and entertaining the people of Jaffna.  President Mahinda Rajapaksa spoke to the people of Jaffna through video linkup Hayleys Agro’s stall was considered the best in the whole exhibition and attracted huge crowd on all three days of the exhibition. The vast range of agri inputs displayed in the stall generated a lot of interest and inquiries. Almost all the goods which were taken to the exhibition were sold during these three days. The goods were transported free-of –charge by the Security forces. There were a total of eleven representatives from HAPL at the exhibition and was also assisted by our distributor in Jaffna.

Hayleys Agro presented a two wheel tractor (Agrotech GN12) worth Rs. 200,000 to the first runner-up of the “North Star” singing competition, Kulendran Jagadisan, a visually impaired musician and sponsored the printing of 100,000 handbills with our corporate advertisement.

The three-day exhibition was held in a carnival atmosphere with the participation of local and South Indian artistes and was attended by over 300,000 people who have not had a similar opportunity in the past many years.