The project on “Improving the Livelihood of Small and Medium Scale Agricultural Producers by Strengthening Supply Chain Structures” implemented by the Department of Agriculture in collaboration with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)

JICA SHEP & SSC Project

It is evident that market-oriented agriculture is an essential factor for Sri Lanka’s agricultural development and for increasing the income and livelihood of farmers. Accordingly, the “Small holder Horticulture Empowerment and Promotion” (SHEP) which is a market-oriented agricultural extension approach program introduced by Japan, is currently being successfully implemented over 60 countries of the world. […]