The National Project Steering Committee Meeting 2021 of the CSIAP commences

The 02^nd National Project Steering Committee Meeting (NPSC) in 2021 of the CSIAP was held today (23rd) at the Project Management Unit (PMU), Climate Smart Irrigated Agriculture Project (CSIAP) under the patronage of Senior Prof. Udith K. Jayasinghe, Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture.

The overall project oversight is the responsibility of the NPSC, established in the Ministry of Agriculture and chaired by its secretary. The NPSC consists of senior officials/representatives of the government and the World Bank.

 The secretary, senior officials at the ministry and PMU physically participated in the meeting at the PMU's conference hall while the World Bank Officials, Chief Secretaries of six provinces where the CSIAP is being implemented, Department of Agriculture, Provincial Department of Agriculture, Department of Agrarian Development, Department of National Planning attended, other implementing agencies and staff of the CSIAP provincial via WebEx video conferencing.

Reconstruction of Kattaru Anicut, Channel System and Access Road in EP begins

Hon. Kapila Nuwan Athukorala unveiled the name board of the project

The reconstruction of  the Kattaru Anicut, Channel system and Access Road in the dry zone of  the Trincomalee District, which is  in need of rehabilitation to ensure climate resilience of the farmers of this area, has begun. The Provincial Irrigation Department, Easter Province  is taking initiatives to reconstruct anicut, channel system and access road with Rs: 39,549,046 grant from the CSIAP funded by the World Bank.

 The CSIAP is  working on a strategy for restoring such anicuts, channel systems and access roads in the dry zones of 11 districts, where the CSIAP is being implemented, towards achieving Sustainable Development Goals. Trincomalee District Parliamentarian and Chairman of the District Coordinating Committee Hon. Kapila Nuwan Athukorala unveiled the name board of the proposed project ceremonially and laid a foundation stone. Other distinguished guests also laid stones with Dr. R.M. Ariyadasa, Provincial Deputy Project Director of  the CSIAP, Eastern Province . 

Hon. Athukorala and Dr. Ariyadasa are laying foundation stones

This programme was organized by Provincial Deputy Project Director Office of  the CSIAP, Eastern Province. Mr. Sinthaka Witharana, the Coordinator of the Eastern Province’s Governor , Mr.K.Kunanathan Divisional Secretary of Kuchchaveli , Mr.A.P.Mubarak Pradesa Saba Chairman of Kuchchaveli, Eng.G. Sujitharan ,Deputy Director Irrigation , Eng.Hariprasath, Provincial Irrigation Engineer, Provincial Irrigation Technical Officers, Other government officers, Members of Alsafa Farm Organization, farmers and the  CSIAP of the Eastern
Province staff attended this event.

The IEC campaign on Producing Organic Fertilizer commences in the North

The North Provincial Office of the  Climate Smart Irrigated Agriculture Project (CSIAP) launched its IEC campaign on Producing Organic Fertilizer in the hot spot areas of Mullaitivu and Kilinochchi. The staff of the Northern Provincial Offices take initiatives to make aware of those who are interested in producing organic fertilizer. This programme , which is basically implemented by the respective Provincial Departments of Agriculture and the Inter Provincial Departments of Agriculture, is aligned with the National Policy Frame Work ‘Vistas of Prosperity and Splendor’. The CSIAP is a World Bank funded project implemented under the Ministry of Agriculture.

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The Organic Fertilizer Production Programme of the CSIAP is now underway

The Climate Smart Irrigated Agriculture Project (CSIAP) implemented under the Ministry of Agriculture has commenced a new program being aligned with the National Policy Frame Work ‘Vistas of Prosperity and Splendor’ to produce organic fertilizer in the hot spot areas of North Western, North, North Central, Eastern, Uva and Southern Provinces where the CSIAP is being implemented. This program is basically implemented by the respective Provincial Departments of Agriculture and the Inter Provincial Departments of Agriculture.

This program is planned to be launched in selected Grama Niladhari Divisions of 47 Agrarian Service Regions in Kurunegala, Puttalam, Mullaitivu, Kilinochchi, Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa, Trincomalee, Batticaloa, Ampara, Monaragala and Hambantota districts. The CSIAP will provide assistance to farmers by providing basic inputs needed for making solid compost and compost tea together with necessary training required for producing organic fertilizer.  

Under this, measures will be taken to disseminate technical knowledge and provide with essential items  required by farmers who produce organic fertilizer for their cultivation activities as well farmers and entrepreneurs who produce small or medium scale organic fertilizer. Registration for organic fertilizer production with the Department of Agrarian Development is currently underway through Agriculture Instructors and Agricultural Research and Production Assistants.

Under the program the CSIAP has planned to produce 55,000 metric tons of solid compost and 8.0 million liters of compost tea. In addition, the CSIAP will join hands with the Department of Agriculture and Provincial Departments of Agriculture in developing six laboratories  in Northern, Eastern, North Central, North Western, Uva and Southern Provinces to assess the quality of the compost.  

The CSIAP will spend Rs 483.5 million  with the financial assistance of the World Bank for this project.

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