Agriculture

Mobile Sales Service was conducted by the staff Deputy Provincial Director of Agriculture Jaffna at Chankanai Public Market on 05th April 2019 (Friday) for benefitting farmers, office, school and home gardens. The Mobile Sales Service was held under the patronage of Deputy Provincial Director of Agriculture, JaffnaMrs. AnchanadeviSrirangan District Agriculture Training Centre and Atchuvely Horticulture […]

As a part of the Agriculture promotion program a special program on Mango pruning was conducted on 04 April 2019 at Muruganoor under the  chairmanship  of Assistant  director of Agriculture Mrs.S. Jegatheeswary. Field Instruction of pruning practice was carried out by Subject matter officer, Horticulture. Pruning in mainly carried out to remove diseased or dead

As a part of the Agriculture promotion program, a Mobile Sale Service was conducted on 04thApril 2019 at Madukanda AI range by District Agriculture Training Centre, Muruganoor, Vavuniya. During this sale, budded plants and seedlings of fruit crops and Agro forestry plantations were sold for around 5000 rupees. This service is done at least twice

The Field Day on the Ginger cultivation with the sprinkler irrigation system was held at the field of farmer Mrs.T.Manchuladevi in Thevipuram under the chairmanship of Mullaitivu Deputy Provincial Director of Agriculture P.Uganathan on 04.04.2019. This ginger cultivation was successfully taken up by Puthukudiyiruppu Women Entrepreneurship Cooperative Society members in Puthukudiyiruppu AI range under the

Field day on mango cultivation was arranged at Mailankulam village on 31 March 2019. Secretary of Ministry of Agriculture K.Theivendram participated as chief guest. Deputy Director of Agriculture (Ext.) Mrs.A.Sakeelabanu, Agriculture Instructors and nearby farmers were also participating on this occasion. The variety TOM EJC is being cultivated under drip irrigation system as a measure

The field day on Organic Farming was conducted under the chairmanship of Uruththirapuram Agriculture Instructor M.Mahilan at the field of farmer Mrs.T.Ranjitharani in Uruththirapuram North in Kilinochchi on 22nd March 2019 with the objective of promoting the concept of safe food to the people, creating market for the organic produce and sharing and disseminating appropriate

Mobile Sales Service was conducted by the staff Deputy Provincial Director of Agriculture Jaffna at Maruthanarmadam market on 26.03.2019 for benefitting farmers, office, school and home gardens. This mobile sales service was held under the chairmanship of Jaffna Deputy Provincial Director of Agriculture Mrs.A.Srirangan from 7.30 am to 10.30 am. District Agriculture Training Centre and

The Vegetable Seedlings, Fruit Plants and Other Tree Plants produced by the Vavuniya Government Seed Production Farm and 05 District Agriculture Training Centers and Achchuvely Horticulture Genetic Resource Center of Provincial Department of Agriculture Northern Province and kept ready for sale are sold in mobile sale. These mobile sales are carried out with the objective

An Exposure Visit had been undertaken on 14 March 2019 by the staff members of the office of the Deputy Provincial Director of Agriculture and farmers of Jaffna district to Natchuvadakulam village in Anuradhapura district where some farmers have started practicing innovative and environmentally safe methods in their cultivation using Insect Proof Net for protecting

Field day on Transplanted Paddy was held on 15th March 2019 at the Government Seed Production Farm (GSPF)  Vavuniya under the  Chairmanship of Covering  Assistant Director of Agriculture Mrs. S.Jegatheeswary. Farm Manager of the GSPF explained in his speech about the performance of the TransplantedPaddy. He was able to harvest around 142 bushels per acre