The Climate Smart Irrigated Agriculture Project, Sri Lanka

 

Raising awareness about the CSIAP and its progress to the new Secretary of MoA

Senior officials of the Climate Smart Irrigated Agriculture Project (CSIAP) let by Dr. Priyantha Weerasinghe, the Acting Project Director, had a special discussion to raise awareness about the CSIAP and its progress under the patronage of Mr. M.B Rohana Pushpakumara who assumed duties as the new Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture.

Dr. Weerasinghe explained the journey from the beginning of the CSIAP to the present, activities to be implemented in  2021 and  coming years, and CSIAP’s contribution to the national food production in detail during the discussion. Representing the CSIAP, subject specialists from the Project Management Unit (PMU) and Provincial Deputy Project Directors from six provinces attended the meeting held at the Ministry.

An IEC programme on the CSIAP and ASC Digitalization at Poonakary, Kilinochchi

 IEC programme on the CSIAP and ASC Digitalization was conducted for government officers at the  Poonakary ASC, Kilinochchi recently  under the patronage of Mr. M. Raghunathan, Agrarian Development Officer by the Climate Smart Irrigated Agriculture Project (CSIAP).

Around 40 officers representing Department of Agriculture, Department of Agrarian Development and Divisional Secretariate, Poonakary attended this event. The CSIAP’s Northern Province office organized this event and on behalf of the project IECT & ICT Specialist Mr. Samanatha Mallawaarachchi delivered the main lecture on CSIAP and ASC Digitalization. Mr.Rajeswaran Sanjeepan, Institutional Development & Capacity Building Specialist  and Mr. Kathirgamanathan Kapilan, Social Safeguard Officer of the CSIAP’s Northern Provincial Office also addressed the audience.