Friday, 10 January 2025

The World Bank guides the Ambanpola PA to improve its marketing activitie

Mr. Sanjeewa Rodrigo Agribusiness & Marketing Consultant of the World Bank met members of the Ambanpola Producer Association in Kurunegala district to guide and support them in developing its marketing activities during the second day of the two-day workshop on the Preparation of Action Plan 2025 for the CSIAP being held at the Irrigation Training Institute, Galgamuwa today (11th).

Market Access Facilitation, Capacity Building, Institutional Support and Infrastructure Development were discussed here. This holistic approach helps this Producer  Association increase competitiveness, improve incomes and achieve sustainable growth. 

This discussion was held under the direct supervision of Mr. S.M. Saman Bandulasena, Project Director, along with Dr. Kumuduni Gunasekara, Agri-Business & Market Linkage Development Specialist (PMU), Mr. D.V. Bandulasena, Intuitional Development and Capacity Building Specialist (PMU) and Hemantha Dissanayake, Intuitional Development and Capacity Building Specialist (NWP) of the Climate Smart Irrigated Agriculture Project.

Thursday, 9 January 2025

A provincial-wise group discussion began to finalise the Action Plan 2025 of CSIAP

Subject Specialists and Officers at the Project Management Unit and provincial offices along with Provincial Deputy Project Directors started discussing to finalise the Action Plan 2025 of the Climate Smart Irrigated Agriculture Project (CSIAP) under the supervision of Mr. S.M. Saman Bandulasena, Project Director,  in the second half of the first day of two-day workshop on Preparation of Action Plan 2025 being held at the Irrigation Training Institute, Galgamuwa.

Climate Smart Agriculture Technology for Catchment Development in Sri Lanka

Mr. Rasika Thusitha Kumara, Social Mobilize Specialist (Climate Smart Agriculture) from Palm Foundation in Vavuniya delivered a special lecture on Climate Smart Agriculture Technology for Catchment Development in Sri Lanka during the two-day workshop on Preparation of Action Plan 2025 for the CSIAP held at Irrigation Training Institute at Galgamuwa today (09th) with the Tamil interpretation given by Ms. Sharmila Shanmuganathan, Gender Development Officer, Project Management Unit, CSIAP.

A two-day workshop on Preparation of Action Plan 2025 commences at ITI

                         Mr. Bandulasena                                      Mr. Manoharan                                                 Mr. Senevirathne                                     Mr. Rodrigo

To accomplish the objectives of the Climate Smart Irrigated Agriculture Project (CSIAP) by the end of 2025, a two-day workshop on Preparing the Action Plan 2025 commenced at the Irrigation Training Institute, Galgamuwa, this morning (09th). Welcoming all participants, Mr. S.M. Saman Bandulasena, Project Director, CSIAP stated the project’s goals to be achieved and how project staff work together towards objectives. Mr. S. Manoharan, Senior Consultant of the World Bank, delivered a lecture on Planning the CSIAP’s Activities (Irrigation, Water Management & Project Completion) for 2025, Mr. Jagath Seneviratne, Monitoring & Evaluation Consultant of the World Bank delivered a lecture on Monitoring & Evaluation of CSIAP and preparation for Project Completion, and Mr. Sanjeewa Rodrigo Agribusiness & Marketing Consultant of the World Bank delivered a lecture on New Agribusiness and Marketing Strategy for the CSIAP.

The preparation of the provincial plan at the levels of the deputy project director's offices and the finalization of the overall action plan will be discussed tomorrow. Group Works for the Preparation of the Subject-wise Plan and the Preparation of the Provincial Plan will be conducted during this workshop.Provincial Deputy Project Directors, Subject Specialists and Officers of the CSIAP attended this workshop.