The Spice Council (TSC) is a joint initiative of the public and private sector stakeholders in the Spice Industry. It is also the result of a recommendation of the Task Force for Spices and Allied Products Sector, under the Ministry of Enterprise Development. Establishment of TSC was supported by the Spice Cluster of United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funded The Competitiveness Initiative (TCI), The Spice Council comprises of all key industry private and public sector stakeholders. TSC was founded on December 2003 as a non profit organization registered under the Registrar of Companies Act No. 17 1982, Section 15 (1). The organization started its activities in February 2004 with the vision
“Sri Lanka to be within the top five branded and value added Spices and Allied Products marketers in the world”.
The objectives of The Spice Council are:
1. To ensure the ability of all Sri Lankan Spices and Allied Products Industry segments to compete effectively and profitably in the spice and allied products markets at home and abroad.
2. To serve as the central forum for consensus building among Producers, Processors and Exporters.
To refine and approve the committee recommendations and adopt
same.
To engage in and promote Scientific Research in the Sri Lankan Spices and
Allied Products Industry.
To conduct training and development programs at industry level.
To be the unifying force in working with the Government to ensure that Spice
and Allied Products Industry interests are considered.
To carry out the mission and objectives of the Council with the help of democratically
developed policy.
To initiate annual policymaking through recommendations generated by the Council's
Program Committees.
Production Development / Research & Development / Market Development /
Government Affairs & Administration / Finance / Workforce Development
& Training Membership Development
Committee 2007/20087
Mr D.A. Perera (Chairman)
Mr Dhammika Gunasekera
Prof Jayasiri Lankage
Mr Janalal Rodrigo
Mr Sarath de Silva
Dr Janaka Wickremasinghe
Mr M.I. Inshaf
Mr Vijith Jayatilleke
Mr Lakshman Gurunada
Dr D.B.T. Wijeratne
Ms Nalika Kodikara
Mr Anwar Chaytoor
Mr Lionel Gunaratne
Mr Wijayantha Ariyaratne
Mr Jerry J Abeysekera
Prof Upul Jayasekera
Mr Sarada de Silva
Dr M Illangasinghe
Dr A.M. Mubarak
Mr Fazal Mushin
Mr Nanda Kohona
Mr Damitha Perera
Mr I.J. de Soysa
Mrs Elsie Ponnamperuma
Mr Indika de Soysa
Broker Representative to be nominated
TSC Secretariat is situated at 503, Sri Jayawardanapura Mawatha, Ethul Kotte
Telephone 0114300619 Email info@srilankaspices.org
