Category: Faculty News

Field day organized by Faculty of Agriculture at Integrated Farm & Training Centre, Parasankulam, Puliyankulam on 22nd of January 2023.  Around 100-120 participants including Chief guest Prof. S.Srisatkunarajah, Vice Chancellor, University of Jaffna; Dean, Faculty of Agriculture; Heads and staff from faculty of Agriculture; Deputy Registrar,  Kilinochchi Premises ; Students from Faculty of Agriculture; Prof. Ogata Kazuo, PRICIDA project JICA, University of Jaffna; Staff from Department of Agriculture & Department of Agrarian Services; and Members from farmers Organizations; local farmers and farm staff participated in this event. Objectives of this field day: Dissemination of knowledge regarding self -seed production Facilitates the interaction between Faculty of Agriculture and Department of Agriculture, Department of Agrarian Services and local farmers Agenda of this field day was: Traditional oil..

Cellulose Reinforced Bio-composite using Poly Lactic Acid (PLA), and Thermoplastic Starch (TPS)’ simply referred to as “Bioplastic” has been developed at the Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture and Department of Biosystems Technology, Faculty of Technology, University of Jaffna. The invention of this pending national patent invention was led by Mrs. Subajiny Sivakanthan (Senior Lecturer / Department of Agricultural Chemistry), with three co-inventors; Ms. Podduwala Hewage Sathiska Kaumadi (Research Student and Demonstrator /Department of Biosystems Technology), Ms. K. Kemashalini (Lecturer (Probationary) / Department of Biosystems Technology), and Prof. S.Vasantharuba (Professor, Department of Agricultural Chemistry). The product has been developed using natural polymers from raw materials available in Sri Lanka and the invention was financially supported by the University Business Linkage (UBL, Jaffna)...

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Inaugural ceremony of the above course was held on 20.10.2022. This occasion was graced by Dr.S. Vasantharuba, Dean Faculty of Agriculture, Dr. S. Gowrythilakan, Deputy Director, Department of Animal Production and Health, Kilinochchi district, Dr.S. Kajaranjan, Veterinary surgeon, Karachchi, Veterinary range, Heads of Department, Professors, enrolled participants and other distinguished guests and students. Dr.S.Vasantharuba, Dean Faculty of Agriculture, University of Jaffna and Prof (Miss) J.Sinniah, Certificate course coordinator and Head, Department of Animal Science addressed to the gathering. In their address they highlighted the importance, objectives and intended learning outcomes of the course and the date of commencement (29.10.22) and expected date of completion (five weeks from the commencement of the course). Followed by self - introduction of enrolled participants. Coordinator Prof (Miss) J. Sinniah apologized for the..

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The Program on signing of licensing agreement for commercialization of Super Compost from biowaste to suppress the soil borne diseases developed by the Dr. Kandiah Pakeerathan and Professor Gunasingham Mikunthan from Department Agricultural Biology, Faculty of Agriculture was held at 3.00pm on 14/10/2022 at the board room of the University of Jaffna. The license agreement was signed by the Eng. Thampapillai Premendrarajah and Mr.K.C.Uthaya Kumara (Directors of the Thampa Plantations, Vavuniya) and Professor S. Srisatkunarajah (Vice Chancellor, University of Jaffna). The Prof. T. Eswaramohan (Director/UBL Jaffna), Dr. S. Vasantharuba (Dean/ Faculty of Agriculture), Prof Kanesh Rajah (Advisory Board member of UBL Jaffna, Dean and Professor of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Innovation at The Royal Agricultural College, United Kingdom- via online), Prof.Thusitha Abeytunga (Lead Academic Expert Research and Innovation, AHEAD operation- via..

The certificate awarding ceremony of the two certificate courses titled "Mushroom Production & Processing Technology, and Vermi-Technology" offered by the Department of Agricultural Biology of the Faculty of Agriculture was held on 21st of May 2022 at the Main Auditorium of the Faculty of Agriculture, Ariviyal Nagar Kilinochchi. The awarding ceremony commenced at 1.00 pm with the lighting of traditional oil lamp by the chief guest Prof. S. Srisatkunarajah, Vice Chancellor, University of Jaffna. The ceremony was preceded by Dr. K. Pakeerathan, course coordinator and head of the department of Agricultural Biology. The staff members of the Faculty of Agriculture and the fifty-four students (1ம் உழவர் அணி) who followed the course from the different districts of the country such as Mannar, Kilinochchi, Mullaitivu, Batticaloa, Trincomalee, Nuwara Eliya, Jaffna, and Kurunegala and their parents and well-wishers..