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
  
                                                             
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