The World Bank assures “ the CSIAP will be the best project in South Asia”

CO-Task Team Leader (TTL) of the Climate Smart Irrigated Agriculture Project (CSIAP) Mr. Sheu Salau says that the CSIAP will be the best agricultural project in South Asia during a special meeting held in the Project Management Unit (PMU), CSIAP, Colombo this afternoon. Representing the World Bank Mr Salau visited the PMU for the first time along with Consultant Mr. S. Manoharan and Dr. Athula Senarathne, Senior Agriculture Specialist. Eng. R.M.B. Rajakaruna warmly welcomed World Bank Officials with the CSIAP staff.

Mr. Salau insisted that all staff of the CSIAP including Provincial Deputy Project Director Offices should work hard to achieve Project Development Objectives that lead to improving the productivity and climate resilience of the farming community where the CSIAP is being implemented. The World Bank stands with the CSIAP staff to support and guide them to move forward with project activities, he further added. Subject Specialists and Officers of the PMU were present in this meeting. Please click Images to see more photos of the event.

Photographs by Gayani Dassanayake, PMU-CSIAP 

The World Bank meets members of the Producer Association in Thanduwan, NP

World Bank Delegations had a discussion with members of the Producer Association in Thanduwan of Oddusuddan Agrarian Service Center area, Mullaitivu to find a way that the World Bank could support farmers in the area furthermore to improve their productivity and livelihood.

The Climate Smart Irrigated Agriculture Project (CSIAP) has taken initiative to establish market linkage between farmers and leading retail change to sell agricultural production. 

Mr. Sheu Salau, CO-Task Team Leader (TTL) of the CSIAP, Consultant Mr. S. Manoharan, Dr. Athula Senarathne, Senior Agriculture Specialist represented the World Bank. Mr. George Babu, Deputy Project Director (Northern Province), Subject Specialists and Officers of the CSIAP were present in this meeting.   

Story by R. Sanjeepan (Institutional Development & Capacity Building Specialist), NP, CSIAP