The Vegetable Seedlings, Fruit Plants and Other Tree Plants produced by the Government Seed Production Farm 05 District Agriculture Training Centers and Horticulture Genetic Resource Center of Provincial Department of Agriculture Northern Province will be sold in the mobile sale service. These mobile sales services are carried out with the objective of providing the life …
As a part of the Agriculture promotion week a training program on solar energy integrated with crop cultivation technologies was arranged in Pavatkulam on 09.10.2019. At present harvested solar energy is widely used to pump the water from the deep water sources as free energy source which sometimes used by the farmers for their home …
As a part of the Agriculture promotion week a rally was arranged to create awareness regarding alien invasive weed Parthenium on 12.10.2019 in the Kovilkulam Agriculture Instructor Division. Parthenium is considered as noxious and pasture weed and causes severe allergic dermatitis and respiratory problems in human and livestock. This herbicide tolerant noxious weed causes severe …
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As a part of the Agriculture promotion week a method demonstration training programme regarding mushroom food preparation was scheduled on 12.10.2019 in Kovilkulam. During this event altogether 5 types of recipes were demonstrated to participants. These mushroom foods are high in protein, have medicinal benefits like fighting against cancer and cholesterol. They are rich in …
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As the part of the Agriculture promotion week a Parthenium controlling program was organized on 10.10.2019 in front of school of Agriculture premises, Vavuniya. The students of the School of Agriculture involved in this Parthenium controlling activity under the guidance of Parthenium officer. Please follow and like us:0
As a part of the Agriculture promotion week an Bee-Keeping training program was arranged in Ulukulam Agriculture Instructor Division on 08.10.2019. During this event methodological instructions and suggestions regarding colony maintenance, separation and conservation from pest attack were given. Though, Bee-Keeping is practiced in Vavuniya District Since 2006 with the assistance of Dept. of Agriculture …
A training programme on paddy transplanting was conducted on 08.10.2019 in Omanthai area during Agriculture Promotion Week. In Vavuniya district paddy transplanting is very rare. Farmers only go for wet sowing. But when compare to other methods, transplanting will help to reap higher yield, also the seed rate per acre is very less. It reduces …
A training program regarding pruning and training on Mango was conducted on 09.10.2019 during Agriculture Promotion Week in Pavatkulam. Normally pruning and training is done from second growth stage in order to increase the light penetration, to avoid pest and disease attack, to remove diseased branches and to maintain the plant in an accessible height. …
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As the part of the Agriculture promotion week an Agro-forestry tree planting programme was conducted on 07.10.2019, 08.10.2019 and on 10.10.2019 in Nedunkerny, Kanagaragenkulam, Pampaimadu, Ulukulam and Cheddikulam Agriculture Instructor Ranges. During this events, altogether 2000 agro-forestry trees had been planted along the river basin and residential areas. Nearby farmers and school children participated in …
As a part of the Agriculture promotion week a special market crop clinic programme was arranged at the Vavuniya market on 11.10.2019. This market crop clinic programme has been conducted regularly during Fridays from 4. 30 am to 7.30 am. During this session crop growers have discussion with plant doctors regarding cultivation threats caused by …
