AGRICULTURE
Department
of Agriculture – Western Province
Provincial Council
The
Western Province Provincial Council,
Sri Lanka
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VI
) Futhure Plans
Five
year plan - 2005-2009
1.
Activities of the Main Crop
Production
|
Crop
|
Activities |
| Paddy |
1.
Extension of B.W variety
and L.D variety (ability
to grow in problematic
soil)
2.
seed production under
exchange
|
| Fruits |
|
| Banana |
Extension
of Amban variety |
| Pineapple |
Production
of tissue cultured plant (Mursy
variety) |
| Rambutan |
Extension
of Malvana variety |
| Under
developed crops |
Development
of under developed crop (Mangusteen,
Passion fruit, Durian ) |
| Vegetables |
|
| Leafy
vegetables |
Reducing
the utilization of agro
chemicals |
| Podtype
vegetables |
For
organic Farming |
| Yams |
Extension
program for improvement of
local consumption(Manioc,
Sweet potato, Kiriala,
Innala) |
| Flowers |
|
| Orchids |
Cut
flower production |
| (Dendrobium) |
Production
of plants by tissue
culture |
| Anthurium |
Production
of plants by tissue
culture |
| Medicinery
valued Plants |
Extension
of Indigenous medicine
plant Cultivation on
agreement with Department
of Indigenous medicine
(Ginger , savendera,Nil
averiya, Komarica) |
2. Agricultural
Productivity Improvement
Integrated Movement (APIIM)
| Activities |
| 1.
Increasing the
productivity of paddy –
Yaya program, Integrated
Pest management |
| 2.
Re-cultivation of
abandoned paddy land |
| 3.
Cultivation of other field
crop in paddy land (Pods
type vegetables, Leafy
vegetables, Yams, Banana
Nelum |
3. Family
Business Garden (FBG)
| Activities |
| 1.
Improvement of urban
Agriculture |
| 2.
Increasing the extra
income in poverty existing
area |
| 3.
Agricultural activities in
School |
4. Vocational
Agricultural Training Program
(VAT)
| Activities |
| 1.
Conducting the annual
training program |
| 2.
Improvement of small and
medium agro entrepreneur |
5. Stratagical
Farmers/Officers Training
| District
Training Centre |
Training |
| |
Post
harvest Technology |
| |
Preparing
toward market |
| |
Training
under the national &
provincial requirement |
| In-Service
training Institute |
New
Technology and Management
training |
| |
Human
Resource Management |
| |
Post
Harvest Management |
| |
Agricultural
Marketing |
| |
Development
of Entrepreneur ship |
| |
Career
Guidance |
| |
Strategical
trainings |