The World Bank oversees Home Garden, Crop Clinic and Compost Production in NP

The World Bank Team arrived in Koolamurippu village,  Mullaitivu to supervise Climate Smart Nutritional Sensitive Home Garden (CSNSHG), Crop Clink and Compost Production Programmes conducted by the Climate Smart Irrigated Agriculture Project (CSIAP) recently. The World Bank Officials met members of a Producer Society in the village to find CSISP’s contribution to improving productivity and livelihoods. Farmers in the village highly appreciated the support provided by the CSIAP to improve productivity.

The World Bank Delegations led by Mr.  Sheu Salau, CO- Task Team Leader (TTL) of the CSIAP & Mission Leader along with Consultant Mr. S. Manoharan and Dr. Athula Senarathne, Senior Agriculture Specialist, Mr. George Babu, Provincial Deputy Project Director (Northern Province) Subject Specialists and Officers of the CSIAP were on this tour.

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

The CSIAP Launches FMIS Training Workshop for Finance and Accounts Staff

The Climate Smart Irrigated Agriculture Project (CSIAP) commenced a two-day residential workshop at the Project Management Unit (PMU) this morning (09th) to train finance and accounts staff attached to the Provincial Deputy Project Directors’ offices and the PMU on the use of the Financial Management Information System (FMIS).

Transition to Digital Financial Management
From December 01 onwards, all finance and accounts activities of CSIAP will be managed through the FMIS. The introduction of this system marks a significant step toward improving efficiency, accuracy, transparency, and accountability in the project’s financial management processes.

FMIS Developed for CSIAP and Hands-On Training by System Developers
The Financial Management Information System has been specifically designed for CSIAP by Soft Vision Technologies (Pvt) Ltd to meet the project’s operational and reporting requirements.

Mr. T. T. Dhayalan, System Analyst and Consultant from Soft Vision Technologies (Pvt) Ltd, along with his technical team, is conducting the training sessions. Participants are being provided with hands-on experience to familiarize themselves with the system’s functions and practical application in day-to-day financial operations.

Photograph by Gayani Dassanayake, PMU-CSIAP