Saturday 16 July 2022

Government Officers’ awareness programme on Home Gardening in Ehetuwewa

The Deputy Project Director’s Office of the Climate Smart Irrigated Agriculture Project (CSIAP) in North Western Province made officials of the Ehetuwewa Divisional Secretariate aware of the Emergency Home Gardening Programme to address potential food shortages at the Divisional Secretary Auditorium Hall, Ethuwewa recently.

On behalf of CSIAP-NWP,  Mrs. Champika Abeywradena, Gender Development Officer, explained the activities of the CSIAP, the importance of commencing Home Gardening, and officers’ assistance to implement it at village levels and the support that could be provided to the programme by the CSIAP. Mrs. W. M. U. Weerasinghe,  Divisional Secretary,  Mr. Y. M. J .Y. Bandara , Deputy Director (Planning), Mr. K. B. P. Bandara – Divisional Officer,  Department of Agrarian Development, Mr. W. A. Priyantha Weerasinghe , Grama NIladhari (Admin), Ehetuwewa and W. R.M. S Nawarathna Business Development Officer , CSIAP-NWP and round 50 Officers at the Ehetuwewa Divisional Secretariate were present in this programme. Please click Images to see more photos of the programme.

Story and Photographs by Chamara Basnayake (Agriculture facilitator), Rajanganaya ASC, NWP