SLYCAN Trust celebrates World Vegan Day
View(s):SLYCAN Trust, in collaboration with Meatless Monday Sri Lanka, celebrating World Vegan Day 2025, recently hosted a reception titled ‘Plant-Based Gastronomy: Culinary Heritage & Tourism in Sri Lanka’.
The event celebrated the richness of Sri Lanka’s plant-based culinary traditions and explored their potential to drive sustainable tourism, entrepreneurship, and climate action, the Trust said in a media release.
The event brought together government officials, development partners, hospitality leaders, academics, and food and lifestyle media to explore the intersections of culinary tourism, sustainability, and ethical entrepreneurship in Sri Lanka.
A highlight of the evening was the screening of ‘Plant-Based Gastronomy: Culinary Heritage and Tours’, a short video that took the audience on a visual journey across the island, celebrating regional flavours, traditional recipes, and innovative interpretations of plant-based cuisine.
As part of the event, SLYCAN Trust launched the Compendium of Plant-Based Protein Sources in Sri Lanka, a research initiative identifying 10 locally available high-protein crops and analyses their potential for developing alternative protein-based products. The compendium aims to strengthen research, support sustainable agriculture, and create new opportunities for entrepreneurs and the hospitality sector.
The event featured two panel discussions. The first, titled “Opportunities for entrepreneurship and economic development in plant-based food systems and culinary tourism”, explored opportunities for economic development and innovation in the country’s growing plant-based food sector. Panellists included Ms. Sashika Kaluwahewa, Sustainability Manager at Jetwing Hotels; Dulara De Alwis, Founder of Nootz Coconut Smoothies; Ms. Yasodhara Pathanjali, creator, designer, author and educator; Maxime Wickramasinghe, Director of Marketing & Business Development, Thema Collection, and Indika Sakalasooriya, Manager – Communications and Outreach, SLYCAN Trust Sri Lanka (moderator).
SLYCAN Trust reaffirmed its commitment to advancing climate-friendly, ethical, and inclusive food systems through continued partnerships, research, and awareness initiatives. The organisation aims to strengthen Sri Lanka’s role as a leader in plant-based culinary tourism, demonstrating how local heritage and innovation can contribute to global solutions for sustainable food systems and ethical entrepreneurship.
Meatless Monday Sri Lanka (MMSL) promotes ethical, sustainable, and climate-friendly food systems. Through awareness creation, capacity-building, outreach, and direct interventions, MMSL supports transitioning to lifestyles that benefit human and animal wellbeing, environmental conservation, and climate action.
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