A New Step to Promote Vegetable Consumption: Nutrition Education Program for School Children
On October 29, St. Thomas College, Matale, became the venue for an inspiring initiative aimed at promoting vegetable consumption among schoolchildren. Organized as a part of the JICA SHEP & SSC project’s supply chain action plan, this nutrition education program targeted Grade 9 students and teachers, marking a significant step in fostering a deeper understanding […]
කෘෂි ව්යාප්ති නිලධාරීන් සඳහා වූ තාක්ෂණික පුහුණුව
ෂෙප් (කුඩා හා මධ්යම පරිමාණ උද්යාන බෝග වගාකරුවන් සවිබල ගැන්වීම සහ ප්රවර්ධනය) ප්රවේශයේ හතරවන පියවරේදී, ශ්රී ලංකා කෘෂිකර්ම දෙපාර්තමේන්තුවට අනියුක්ත තෝරාගත් ගොවි කණ්ඩායම් භාර කෘෂි උපදේශක (AI) සහ තාක්ෂණික සහයක (TA) නිලධාරීන් විසින් ඉලක්කගත ගොවීන් සඳහා තාක්ෂණික පුහුණු මාලාවක් ලබා දීමට නියමිතය. ඒ අනුව තුන්වන පියවරේදී සැලසුම් කල පරිදි දෙවන ක්ෂේත්ර පුහුණුව ලෙස ඉලක්කගත බෝග […]
Technical Training for Agricultural Extension Officers
In the fourth step of the SHEP (Smallholder Horticulture Empowerment and Promotion) approach, Agricultural Instructors (AIs) and Technical Assistants (TAs) provide series of Technical Trainings to the target farmers. As the second in-field training they are going to conduct training on effective pest and disease management strategies for targeted crops, as scheduled in the third […]
Crop Clinic : A Successful Forum on Pest and Disease Management in Vegetable Cultivation
On August 20, 2024, the first-ever Agribusiness Forum titled “Crop Clinic” was held at the Dambulla Agri Information Hub & Seeds Sale Center, Department of Agriculture, with the support of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) through the JICA SHEP&SSC Project. The workshop focused on one of the most pressing issues faced by vegetable farmers in Sri Lanka: Pest and Disease […]
Knowledge Sharing Workshop – 2024
On April 25, 2024, a Knowledge Sharing Workshop was held, bringing together officials from the Department of Agriculture, JICA Sri Lanka head office, JICA SHEP & SSC project staff, and JICA SAFE project staff. This collaborative workshop focused on discussing the current status of the JICA SHEP & SSC projects, sharing insights and experiences, and […]
Gender Awareness Training – Hulandawa south
On May 09, 2024, a Gender Awareness Training session was successfully held in Hulandawa south, Monaragala District. The purpose of this session was to enhance participants’ awareness of gender sociality and to equip them with effective strategies to address gender issues in their daily lives and communities. Through interactive workshops, thought-provoking discussions, and collaborative activities, […]
Gender Awareness Training – Thenagallanda
On May 10, 2024, a Gender Awareness Training session was successfully conducted in Thenagallanda, Monaragala District. This session aimed to improve participants’ understanding of gender sociality and provide them with practical tools to address gender-related issues within their communities. The training included interactive workshops, engaging discussions, and hands-on activities, which helped foster a deeper awareness […]
Gender Awareness Training – Abhayapura
On May 14, 2024, a Gender Awareness Training session was successfully held at Abayapura, Rajanganaya. The event aimed to educate about gender sociality and empower participants with knowledge and skills to address gender-related issues in their communities. Attendees engaged in interactive workshops, discussions, and activities designed to raise awareness about the importance of gender sociality […]
ගොවීන් සවිබලගැන්වීම: SHEP ප්රවේශයෙහි අත්යවශ්ය පියවර හතර
SHEP යනු ප්රධාන කුළුණු දෙකක් මත පදනම් වූවක් වන අතර එය SHEP හි ප්රධාන කොදුනාරටිය ලෙස සැලකිය හැකියි. එහි පළමු කුළුණ “ගොවිතැන ව්යාපාරයක් ලෙස ප්රවර්ධනය කිරීම” වන අතර, එය “අසමමිතික තොරතුරු සහිත වෙළඳපල නම් ආර්ථික න්යාය” මඟින් පාලනය වන අතර එහි දෙවන කුළුණ “ගොවීන් සවිබල ගැන්වීම සහ අභිප්රේරණය කිරීම” වන අතර, එයට “ස්වයං නීර්ණ න්යාය” […]
Empowering Farmers: The Four Essential Steps of SHEP approach
SHEP is based on two pillars which are considered as the backbones of it. The first pillar is addressed the “promotion of farming as a business” that is governed by the macro-economic theory called Market with Asymmetric information” while the second pillar support “empowering and promoting of farmers” with the help of the psychological theory […]