- CEO
- Arumakuttige Pasad Weerasekera
- Full Time Employees
- 200
- Sector
- Process industries
- Industry
- Chemicals: agricultural
- Address
- Ja-Ela Sri Lanka
- IPO Date
- Feb 16, 2012
- Business
- AgStar PLC is a Sri Lanka-based agribusiness enterprise engaged in the manufacturing, blending, importing, marketing, and distribution of agricultural inputs, crop nutrition solutions, and agricultural machinery. The company operates across multiple core business segments, including Fertilizer, Crop Care, Seeds, Agri-Machinery, Exports, and Property Development, serving commercial plantations, smallholder farmers, greenhouse operators, and livestock producers across Sri Lanka and selected international markets. The company provides a comprehensive portfolio of products and services, including crop nutrition and fertilizers; comprising customized crop-specific inorganic compound blends, straight fertilizers, organic and bio-fertilizers, water-soluble specialty fertilizers, micronutrient soil conditioners, and foliar nutrients formulated for tea, rubber, coconut, paddy, sugarcane, fruits, vegetables, and floriculture; crop protection solutions; including chemical insecticides, fungicides, pre- and post-emergent herbicides, weedicides, biopesticides, and plant growth regulators; agricultural seeds and planting materials; consisting of high-yield hybrid vegetable seeds, certified paddy seeds, hybrid maize seeds, and seed potatoes; agricultural tools and irrigation equipment; including manual knapsack sprayers, motorized power sprayers, greenhouse misting systems, drip irrigation kits, and farm implements; animal nutrition and veterinary supplies; including feed additives, livestock supplements, and animal health remedies; and export commodities; encompassing value-added processed spices, dehydrated fruits and vegetables, and specialized agricultural goods. The company conducts its operations through key subsidiaries, including AgStar Crop Care (Pvt) Ltd, AgStar Seeds (Pvt) Ltd, AgStar Exports (Pvt) Ltd, AgStar Grains (Pvt) Ltd, and AgStar Properties (Pvt) Ltd. In recent developments, AgStar PLC has executed a strategic expansion into organic fertilizer manufacturing, bio-stimulants, and liquid foliar solutions to align with sustainable agriculture initiatives and mitigate global raw material volatility. The company has broadened its agrochemical and seed portfolio through new distribution partnerships with international crop science developers, expanded its export-oriented agri-processing activities to increase foreign currency revenue streams, scaled localized seed multiplication and hybrid grain production programs, and optimized its regional distribution infrastructure and warehouse network across major agricultural zones in Sri Lanka. Founded in 2002, AgStar PLC is headquartered in Colombo, Sri Lanka.