Haritha Angara

Haycarb PLC has been promoting environmentally friendly coconut shell charcoal production systems in Sri Lanka and overseas. The “Green Charcoaling” (Haritha Angara) initiative provides proprietary technology, soft loans, and training to micro-entrepreneurs to convert to low-emission charcoaling systems, while maximizing production yield. This programme aims to go beyond creating livelihoods to enriching lives and driving socio-economic empowerment. Haycarb leverages its expertise in green charcoaling to promote the Haritha Angara technology in Indonesia and Thailand, thereby propagating good environmental and social practices. The company also provides technical and financial assistance to over 350 micro-entrepreneurs and small & medium scale suppliers to produce coconut shell charcoal using green technology through the Haritha Angara programme.