Wednesday 10 March 2021

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.