Project Bridging Sri Lankan Farming Wisdom with Precision Automation
We design and deploy durable agricultural technology to protect crops, conserve water, and secure farmer livelihoods across Sri Lanka.
Making Automation Reliable, Affordable, and Accessible
Our mission is to make agricultural automation reliable, affordable, and accessible across Sri Lanka. By pairing field-proven IoT hardware with localized agronomic software, we empower farmers to increase yields while reducing water and chemical inputs.
From the Field Up
Project Aurora was founded in [NEEDS REAL FOUNDING YEAR] by [NEEDS REAL FOUNDER NAMES] to solve a critical challenge facing Sri Lankan agriculture: escalating climate volatility, rising fertilizer expenses, and chronic water stress. While global precision farming tools existed, most were designed for vast Western monocultures—making them expensive, complex, and ill-suited for local tropical soils and microclimates.
Determined to build a localized solution, our founding team developed solar-powered IoT soil sensor stakes and automated control valves tailored for Sri Lanka's Dry Zone and Hill Country environments. Working alongside tea estate managers in Nuwara Eliya and paddy farming communities in Kurunegala, we iteratively refined our hardware and algorithms to withstand intense monsoon seasons while delivering straightforward, actionable data.
Today, Project Aurora supports agricultural operations across all 9 provinces of Sri Lanka. From family-owned shade houses to multi-hundred-acre commercial plantations and government irrigation channels, we continue to engineer technology that honors Sri Lanka's farming legacy while driving sustainable productivity.
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Our Core Values
Grounded Practicality
We design every sensor, valve, and software feature around the daily realities of field work, ensuring our technology is intuitive, durable, and directly profitable for the grower.
Resource Stewardship
We build tools that protect Sri Lanka's natural resources—minimizing water waste, reducing chemical runoff, and building climate resilience for future generations.
Uncompromising Field Support
Technology only works when supported in the field. We stand behind our hardware with rapid local maintenance, hands-on training, and ongoing agronomic guidance.
The People Behind Project Aurora
Our team brings together Sri Lankan agronomy specialists, hardware systems engineers, and software developers committed to transforming local agriculture.
Rohan Kumara
CEO & Co-Founder
Samanthi Perera
Chief Technology Officer
Mahesh Tillekeratne
Head of Agronomy
Priya Nanayakkara
Field Operations Lead