Thursday 11 January 2024

Workshop on Future of AB&MLD and ID&CB Activities commences at NIPM

The one-day Workshop on the Future of Agri-Business and Marketing Linkage Development (AB&MLD) and Institutional Development & Capacity Building (ID&CB) Activities of the Climate Smart Irrigated Agriculture Project (CSIAP) commenced this morning at the National Institute of Plantation Management (NIPM) at Athurugiriya this morning.   

Areas such as Roles of Provincial DPDs in Achieving the Project Objectives after Re-allocation of duties and Receiving US $ 25 Mn, Role of the ID & CB, CSA, and AB & MLD Specialists after Re-allocation of AB & MLD Activities of CSIAP, Plan for the implementation of the project activities after Re-allocation of AB & MLD Activities, Implementation Plan for the AB & MLD Activities  and ICT&IEC and MIS Activities after Re-allocation of duties  will be discussed throughout the workshop.

Eng. R.M.B. Rajakaruna, Project Director, CSIAP explained the Future Focus of CSIAP after the Reallocation of Provincial AB & MLD activities, Receiving US $ 25 Mn. and the Preparation of an Action Plan for $ 25 Mn. Dr. Athula Senaratne, Senior Agriculture Economist and Mr. Sarath Wickramaratne, Senior Consultant, of the World Bank conduct this workshop.

Provincial Deputy Project Directors, Subject Specialists, Engineers and Technical Officers of the CSIAP attended this meeting.