The progress review meeting of the CSIAP held at the MoA

 
The progress review meeting for monitoring and discussing the progress of the Climate Smart Irrigated Agriculture Project (CSIAP) that the ministry is overseeing was held this morning at the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA). This meeting is crucial for ensuring that CSIAP’s under the ministry's purview align with its strategic objectives and are carried out effectively.  During this meeting  Ministry assessed the current status of the CSIAP, discussed achievements, and challenges, and made necessary adjustments. This meeting was chaired by Mr. Gunadasa Samarasinghe, Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture with the participation of Ms. Lathisha Liyanage, Additional Secretary (Development), Ms. Dilupa Ambeypitiya, Deputy Director (Development)  and Senior Officials of the MoA.  Eng, R.M.B. Rajakaruna, Project Director, CSIAP attended this meeting with Subject Specialists and Officers of the CSIAP. Please click Images to see more photos of this event.

Photographs by Nikeshala Kodithuwakku

The instruction of 'Agro Bizz' to the CSIAP farming families in the project areas

The 'Agro Bizz' application is introduced to the farmers by  the Climate Smart Irrigated Agriculture Project (CSIAP)  to sell their agricultural products at a fair price by avoiding middlemen. Selected representatives from Hambantota, Monaragala, Kurunegala, Puttalam, Anuradhapura, Kilinochchi, Mullaitivu, Trincomalee Batticaloa and Ampara, where the CSIAP is being implemented, have been trained. In a discussion held between World Bank officials, CSIAP officials and 'Celata Tech' company officials, it has been agreed to provide this application for free to about 70,000 project beneficiary farmers. Accordingly, a series of training programmes for selected representatives from the 11 districts under the project area as trainers have been started. On behalf of 'Celata Tech' Mr. Dinesh Denipitiya and Mr. Ravindra Prasanna conducted training programmes.

Story and Photographs by Nikeshala Kodithuwakku, PMU, CSIAP