Agriculture

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

Training programme on Global Positioning System (GPS) for Agriculture Sector and a Social Media App. “Govipola” was conducted to the officers of the Provincial Department of Agriculture at the District Agriculture Training Centre on 14.03.2019. Senior superintendent of surveys for Jaffna district Mr.P.Sivananthan conducted the morning session on GPS with the support of map technological

Department of Animal Production and Health has planned to eradicate contagious diseases such as foot and mouth, Haemorrhagic septicaemia, Black quarter in cattle and Ranikhet, Fowlpox , Gumboro in Poultry and Rabies in dog. This will lead to decrease death of livestock and increase production of milk, meat and egg and also reduce the occurrences

Japan International Corporation Agency (JICA) Research Team Member for Market Oriented Agriculture In- Charge Consultant Ms.Kazuko Shirai and Dr.A.Seneviratne Senior Coordinator for JICA study arrived at the Head Office of the Provincial Department Agriculture on 08.03.2019. They had the interactive discussion with the team of officers of the Provincial Department of Agriculture consisting Provincial Director

Special Workshop and Discussion Session for staff of Provincial Department of Agriculture Northern Province and members of Natural Farming Movement in Adampan Integrated Organic Farm and Organic Farm of Thadchanamaruthamadu Farm Women Society in Mannar was conducted on 22nd and 23rd of February 2019 with the participation of Dr.N.Sriskandarajah, Professor Emeritus in Environmental Communication, Swedish

A Workshop on Further Concepts on Rural Extension and Organic Farming for developing the capacity of field staff of the Provincial Department of Agriculture was conducted by Professor Emeritus N.Sriskandarajah of Agriculture at the District Agricultural Training Centre on 20th and 21st of February 2019. This workshop was conducted with the objective of broadening the

Agri-Business Farmer Partnership Agreement for Market Linkage for four Agriculture commodities was ceremonially handed over by the Minister of Agriculture, Rural Economic Affairs, Livestock Development, Irrigation, and Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development   P.Harison to the Leaders of the Commodity Producer Societies and Official of the 5 Agro-based Industries in a function held at the Ministry