Project Progress
eObjective: to encourage farmers to adopt SMART farming practices resulting in significantly improved farm income and alleviation of poverty.
Venue: Selected farmer fields at Thiruvaiyaru, Killinochchi, Sri Lanka
Project Cost: USD 50,000 over the five years
Financial support: Mr.Ponnampalam sooriyakumar (USA) through Rotary Club Kilinochchi
Technical guidance : Outreach committee, Faculty of Agriculture ,UOJ
Project Incharge : Professor.K.Pakeerathan, Dr.S.J.Arasaksary, and Prof.N.Kannan
Field Research assistant: Mr.P.Ratheepan , Graduate, FOA,UOJ.
Research Intern: Mr.Nirojan, Final year student, FOA,UOJ.
Project Period: Project duration would be five years from May 2025 to May 2030
PROGRESS
Harvesting Ceremony on 23.07.2025
First harvest ceremony was held on 23.07.2025 at beneficiary farmer Mr.M.Manoharan’s field at thiruvaiyaru, Kilinochchi at 9.00 am. Dean, Faculty of Agriculture, Outreach committee members, JICA_PRECIDA experts, Assistant director research, Department of Agriculture , beneficiary farmers, farming community members, students of faculty of Agriculture, community members participated and celebrated the event very successfully. The entire program was coordinated by Dr.S.J.Arasakesary, Project Incharge.
