Elpitiya Plantations PLC makes strides in the Value Added Product Segment

Ipitiya Plantations PLC (EPP) is one of the Sri Lanka's leading Regional Plantation Companies, cultivating Tea, Rubber, Oil Palm and other crops in estates spanning to all 03 elevations in the Island, namely High Grown, Mid Grown and Low Grown.

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Through a bold and transformative strategy launched several years ago, the group has gradually transitioned from a primarily commodity based business to a dynamic, vibrant and diversified business with strategic interest in non-traditional crops, renewable energy, specialty tea and others. EPP is also an industry leader in sustainability, having embedded with economic social and environmental considerations to its overall business strategy and decision making. EPP is part of the Aitken Spence PLC Group, one of Sri Lanka's most respected and diversified conglomerates.

The groups' three pronged corporate strategy comprising Agriculture & Processing, Design 2020 and Sustainability, aims to transform EPP to a diverse, dynamic and agile organization, generating superior stakeholder value while ensuring preservation of the environment.

The Agriculture & Processing Strategy aims to increase crop yields and labour productivity, thereby addressing the persistent challenges of labour shortages and low yields, through mechanization and better agricultural practices.