SECT

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FR
RUIT
TS AN
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Febr
ruary
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Compile
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CONTENTS

1.

Overview........................................................................................................................3

2.

EXTENT, PRODUCTION AND AVERAGE YIELDS............................4

3.

Exports...........................................................................................................................9

4.

Employment.............................................................................................................12

5.

Government Policy........................................................................................13

6.

Investment and Business Opportunities...........................13

7.

Constraints and Challenges............................................................14

8.

USEFUL CONTACTS AT REGIONAL LEVEL.........................................15

1. Overview

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Fruit and Vegetable Sector has much potential to contribute to increase the level of national
income, export revenue, generate new employment opportunities, increase farm income and
enhancethenutritionandhealthofthepeople.Thepotentialforcultivatingfruitandvegetable
cropsforthedomesticandexportmarketsishigh.
Sri Lankas per capita consumption of fruits and vegetables remains far below the required
averagedailyintake.Forexampletherecommendeddailyintake ofvegetablesisatleast200g
vegetables, but an average Sri Lankan consumes only about 94g per day, way below the
recommendedlevel.OnthebasisoftheMedicalResearchInstitute(MRI)recommendation,per
capitaavailabilityofselectedvegetableshastobeincreased to80kg/yearby2010.According
toMRI thedaily per capitarequirementof fruits for abalanced diet should be3040g (edible
portion), which is approximately equivalent to 2540 kg fresh fruit per head per year. To
achieveamoderatetargetof40kgPCCbytheyear2010,totalfruitproductionshouldincrease
to995,712t,assuming20%wastage.Witheconomicgrowthandincreasingincomelevelsofthe
peopleinSriLankatherewillbeincreasingdemandforfruitsandvegetablesinthelocalmarket
andthesupplyhastobeincreasedasindicatedabovetomatchtheincreasingdemand.
The opening up of the North and the East, which are mainly agriculture producing areas
increases the potential to grow fruits and vegetables in Sri Lanka. The Sri Lankan fruits and
vegetables are in high demand abroad. However, a major challenge faced by exporters is not
lack ofdemandbutfinding exportablequality fruitsandvegetables insufficient quantities for
export.
The sector is dominated by small scale informal farmers and a major source of income and
employmentintheregions.Thegovernmenthasrecognizedtheneedtogettheformalprivate
sector involved in this sector, specially in the areas of processing, developing seed and plant
materialandprovisionofmoderntechnology,machinery,equipmentandotherrelatedservices.

Landareaundercultivation:AccordingtostatisticsavailablewiththeDepartmentof
AgricultureoutofthetotalagriculturallandundercultivationinSriLankaabout20%isusedto
growfruitsandvegetables.

2. EXTENT, PRODUCTION AND AVERAGE YIELDS

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Table1:Extent,ProductionandAverageYieldsofVegetables(National)2009
Crop
Upcountry
Beans
Beetroot
Cabbage
Carrot
Knolkhol
Leeks
Raddish
Tomato
Total
LowCountry
Ashplantain
Ashpumpkin
Okra
Bittergourd
Brinjal
Capsicum
Cucumber
RedPumpkin
Snakegourd
Total
Grandtotal

Extent(ha)
7910
2693
4016
2896
1435
1680
3342
7137
31108

8449
976
7230
4170
10762
3287
3092
9197
3167
41881
72988

Production(mt)
40513
26664
62774
35830
12289
26793
33889
73917
312669

77633
9582
56549
39692
106381
14406
31757
107319
33421
399107
711776

Averageyield
5.12
9.90
15.63
12.37
8.56
15.95
10.14
10.36
9.19
9.82
7.82
9.52
9.89
4.38
10.27
11.67
10.55

Source:DepartmentofAgriculture,PocketBookofAgriculturalStatistics,2010

Table2:Extent,ProductionandAverageYieldsofFruits(National)2009
Crop

Banana
Lime
Mango
Orange
Papaw
Passionfruit
Pineapple
Cashew
Rambutan
Avacado
Guava
Mandarin
Pomegranate
Watermelon
Total

Extent(ha)

Production(mt)

48,044
10,302
26,120
5,354
6,120
466
4,782
21,836
4,687
2,286
1,287
552
843
159
132838

383,784
4,490
67,941
4,145
24,258
409
51,611
6,305
29,490*
12,076*
4556*
1,748*
5,499*
8,349*
542943

*Anticipated

Source:DepartmentofAgriculture,PocketBookofAgriculturalStatistics,2010

Fewdistrictsleadtheproductionoffruitsandvegetablesatpresent.However,itisimportantto
note,thatthestatisticsarestillnotavailablefornewlyliberatedareasintheNorthandtheEast
andthesedistrictshasmuchuntappedpotentialtogrowthfruitandvegetablecrops.
Table3:DistributionofcropsbyDistrict

District

Kurunegala

Monaragala

Anuradhapura

Badulla

Ratnapura

Kandy

NuwaraEliya

Gampaha

Hanbantota

Puttalam

Ampara

Kaluthara

Maincropsgrownineachdistrict(asa%oftotalproductionin2009)

Cucumber(10%),Oranges(11%),Limes(12%),Mangos(19%),Banana
(19%),Pineapple(40%)

Brinjals(10%),Cucumber(10%),Ashpumpkin(29%),Redpumpkin(15%),
AshPlantain(20%),Oranges(13%),Limes(37%),Plantain(13%),Papaw
(10%)

Luffa(10%),Okra(12%),Brinjals(15%),Ashpumpkin(29%),Redpumpkin
(27%)

Tomato(24%),Cabbage(33%),Carrot(32%),Knolkhol(33%),Beetroot
(11%),Raddish(16%),Beans(46%),Leeks(10%),Capsicum(18%),Brinjals
(10%),Oranges(20%)

Beans(10%),Banana(16%),Passionfruit(23%)

Tomato(14%),Cabbage(10%),Beans(13%)

Tomato(17%),Cabbage(38%),Carrot(60%),Knolkhol(51%),Beetroot
(50%),Raddish(30%),Beans(14%),Leeks(86%),Capsicum(18%)

Pineapples(35%)

Luffa(19%),Bittergourd(16%),Snakegourd(15%),Cucumber(11%),Ash
plantain(10%),Papaw(12%)

Beetroot(19%),Capsicum(15%),

Cucumber(17%),Redpumpkin(10%)

Passionfruit(34%)
Source:DepartmentofCensusandStatistics

NationalTotal

4,020

2,316

Kurunegala

174

Monaragala

154

Anuradhapura

274

27

Badulla

955

665

Ratnapura

135

29

Kandy

539

NuwaraEliya
Gampaha
Hanbantota

1,615

Leeks

Beans

Raddish

Beetroot

Knolkhol

Carrot

Cabbage

Tomato

Table4:DistrictwiseExtentundercultivation(ha)Vegetables(2009)

683

1,336

1,996

4,615

115

222

206

23

28

31

11

20

23

92

443

194

114

280

1,867

112

13

80

295

208

75

45

33

165

681

29

588

780

1,005

263

515

445

996

690

25

25

198

Puttalam

56

324

Ampara

110

Matale

219

85

Kegalle

34

Galle

34

85

142

69

56

31

106

40

Polonnaruwa
Matara
Kaluthara
Jaffna
Mahaweli.'H'.Ar
ea
Batticaloa
Colombo

85

82

109

25

42

48

290

300

16

32

24

43

17

362

41

39

13

65
2

60

21

82

24

Trincomalee

39

Vavuniya

57

69

Kilinochchi

Mullativu

Mannar

861

26

25

Source:DepartmentofCensusandStatistics,SriLanka

Table5:DistrictwiseExtentundercultivation(ha)Vegetables(cont..)

263

1,774

397

481

213

183

237

Ash
Pumpkin

Ashplantain

1,921

Red
pumpkin

2,476

Cucumber

6,535

Brinjals

Okra

Luffa

1,818 2,638 4,192

223

Snakegourd

Kurunegala

Bittergourd

NationalTotal

Capsicum

666 5,661 5,121

67

369

491

Monaragala

42

194

266

512

163

81

194

162

714

721

Anuradhapura

88

321

582

1,147

263

141

220

180 1,497

523

277

79

168

539

104

45

137

10

266

460

Ratnapura

21

172

269

346

154

96

98

27

168

267

Kandy

72

97

136

242

123

85

61

98

129

Badulla

NuwaraEliya

356

65

45

170

75

15

49

82

38

Gampaha

46

90

125

119

63

58

14

10

146

Hanbantota

23

324

265

465

259

211

208

39

378

325

Puttalam

188

120

177

186

122

73

37

15

125

156

Ampara

30

134

320

328

143

122

196

22

446

381

Matale

53

71

99

177

53

54

58

190

115

Kegalle

22

92

107

122

45

32

11

14

121

Galle

67

143

222

239

92

95

32

231

Polonnaruwa

57

180

178

241

124

112

55

33

156

213

Matara

48

38

121

151

67

47

217

Kaluthara

42

94

150

187

89

96

33

24

76

Jaffna

25

100

161

60

103

35

828

129

Mahaweli.'H'.Area

55

84

107

173

64

66

50

38

138

182

76

73

18

Batticaloa
Colombo

24
29

142

35

66

100

35

43

32

30

Trincomalee

11

74

98

39

43

19

66

87

Vavuniya

55

68

152

42

36

16

66

83

14

16

18

Mannar

Kilinochchi

Mullativu

Source:DepartmentofCensusandStatistics,SriLanka

Table6:DistrictwiseExtentundercultivation(ha)Fruits

NationalTotal
Kurunegala
Monaragala
Anuradhapura
Badulla
Ratnapura
Kandy
NuwaraEliya
Gampaha
Hanbantota
Puttalam
Ampara
Matale
Kegalle
Galle
Polonnaruwa
Matara
Kaluthara
Jaffna
Mahaweli.'H'.Area
Batticaloa
Colombo
Trincomalee
Vavuniya
Mannar
Kilinochchi
Mullativu

Oranges Limes

Mangos Plantain Papaw

5,149
435
599
561
489
239
241
192
88
190
504
384
290
72
112
295
77
54
38
62

9,898
920
2,378
1,017
618
725
206
167
157
515
414
1,095
308
112
207
362
136
149
85
74

25,747
4,620
1,843
1,748
832
1,214
1,862
556
1,835
1,255
972
873
1,043
923
853
858
1,384
928
465
180

47,682
8,362
4,927
2,388
1,947
5,705
3,074
1,179
2,586
2,041
1,678
1,272
1,721
2,710
1,469
992
1,453
1,343
565
672

6,276
429
318
513
283
328
427
124
525
496
348
229
228
197
412
219
244
349
46
265

63
15
85
34
8
4
19

47
37
73
48
14
6
29

500
361
428
69
44
46
56

460
481
246
185
68
146
12

60
130
38
17
18
17
14

Pineapple Passion
fruit
4,962
434
1,636
51
248
36
6
122
16
93
84
31
34
9
7
1,780
31
76
9
229
14
180
7
19
11
105
16
84
29

107
5
152
81

83

Source:DepartmentofCensusandStatistics,SriLanka

3. Ex
xports
s

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Thepotentialforculttivatingfruittsandvegetaablesforthedomestican
ndexportmaarketsishiggh.
Despitettherebeingaahealthydem
mandforSriiLankanfruiitsandvegettablesabroad,thecountrry
faces a serious
s
prob
blem with fiinding exporrtable qualitty fruits and
d vegetabless in sufficien
nt
quantities.Theexporrtrevenuehaashowever, increasedgrraduallyoveertheyears, andthevalu
ue
ofexporttoffreshand
dprocessed fruitsandveegetablesreaachedUS$6
69Millionin2008(export
revenue in 2009 dip
pped due to effects of fiinancial crissis). The fruiits and vegeetable exporrts
accountfforabout1percentoftottalexportsoffthecountry
y.
Table7:V
Valueofexp
portoffreshfruitsandv
vegetablesfr
romSriLan
nka
Yea
ar

Fruitts(freshord
dried)

199
99
200
00
200
01
200
02
200
03
200
04
200
05
200
06
200
07
200
08
200
09

RsMn
R
437
339
399
379
605
651
609
982
1317
1508
1397

Vegetablles

U
US$Mn
6
4
4
4
6
6
6
9
12
14
12

RsMn
250
617
576
661
679
964
1153
1005
1252
2717
1343

US$Mn
4
8
6
7
7
10
11
10
11
25
12

Sourcee:CentralBanko
ofSriLankaAnnualReports

Ch
hart1:Valu
ueofexportoffreshfruiitsandvege
etablesfrom
mSriLanka:RsMn
3000
2500
2000
1500
1000
500

Fruits(freshorrdried)

V
Vegetables

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

2001

2000

1999

Source:T
TheCentralBankofSriLanka,A
AnnualReportss

Tablle8:Valueo
ofExportofP
Processedfr
fruitsandVe
egetables
Year

1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009

Fruitstinnedandbottlled
Fru
uitsandVege
etableJuices
RsMn
US$Mn
RsMn
US$Mn
1
126
2
37
0
0.6
1
180
3
40
0
0.6
1
176
2
53
0
0.7
2
277
3
98
1
1.1
3
383
4
102
1
1.1
3
328
3
147
1
1.5
4
442
4
173
1
1.7
3
358
4
213
2
2.1
5
507
5
178
1
1.7
17
765
16
329
3
3.0
30
013
28
209
1
1.9
29
926
25
175
1
1.5
Source:CentralBanko
ofSriLanka,An
nnualReports

Chart2:ValueofExpo
ortofProcessedfruitsa
andVegetab
bles:RsMilliion
3500
0
3000
0
2500
0
2000
0
1500
0
1000
0
500
0

Fruitstinneedandbottled
d

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

2001

2000

1999

1998

FruitsandVegetableJucies

ports fruits and

a vegetables to the Miiddle East an
nd Asia. For example oveer
Sri Lankaa mainly exp
60% of vegetables
v
exxported from
m Sri Lanka are destined
d to UAE, Saaudi Arabia, Maldives an
nd
India. Srii Lankan fru
uits are expo
orted mainlyy to UAE, Ind
dia and Mald
dives and th
hese countriees
accountffor55%ofth
hetotalexporrts.

1
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Table9:CountrywiseExportsofVegetables(HSChapter07)
Country
U.A.E.
SaudiArabia
Maldives
India
U.K.
Kuwait
Qatar
Pakistan
Switzerland
Jordan
Canada
France
Bahrain
Other
Total

2009(%)
37
13
8
6
5
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
12
100

Source:SriLankaCustomsStatistics

Table10:CountrywiseExportsofFruits(HSChapter08withoutcoconuts(HS0801)

Country
2009(%)
U.A.E.
28
India
19
Maldives
9
Germany
8
SaudiArabia
7
Qatar
7
France
4
Kuwait
4
U.S.A.
2
U.K.
2
Switzerland
1
Japan
1
Pakistan
1
Bahrain
1
Oman
1
Netherlands
1
Canada
1
Austria
1
Other
3
Total
100
Source:SriLankaCustomsStatistics

Asapercentageoftotalquantityproducedforselectedcrops,thequantityexportedremains
verylow,inmostinstanceswellbelow1%oftotalproductioniscurrentlybeingexported.
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Table11:ProductionandExportStatisticsforselectedfruitsandvegetables(2009)
Crop
Banana
Pineapple
Mango
Papaw
Tomato
Leeks
Cucumber
Carrot
Beans
Capsicum
*2008

Domestic
Production(mt)
383784
51611
67941
24258
73917
26793
31061*
35830
40513
14406

Exports
mt
Asa%
2649
0.7
1254
2.4
47
0.1
454
1.9
10.2
0.0
4.6
0.0
6.7*
0.0*
0.02
0.0
0.8
0.0
820
5.7

Source:DepartmentofAgriculture,PocketBookofAgriculturalStatistics,2010

4. Employment

___________________________________________________________________________
Table12:PercentageofpersonsengagedinAgriculture(2010)
District
Colombo
Gampaha
Kalutara
Kandy
Matale
Nuwaraeliya
Galle
Matara
Hambanthota
Jaffna
Kilinochchi
Mannar
Vavunia
Mullativ
Batticaloa
Ampara
Trincomalee
Kurunegala
Puttalam
Anuradhapura
Polonnaruwa
Badulla
Moneragala
Ratnapura
Kegalle
NationalTotal

Population(in000s)
2,553
2,177
1,135
1,431
497
761
1,084
839
571
611
156
104
174
148
543
644
374
1,563
779
830
410
886
440
1,125
818
20,653

%ofemployedpopulation
inAgriculture
4.1
7.5
19.8
24.8
42.5
69.4
28.6
41.8
44.4
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
27.2
36.2
38.0
35.3
32.3
59.3
47.9
63.0
62.4
47.1
29.5
32.6

Source:DepartmentofCensusandStatistics

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There are no separate statistics to show how many people are employed the fruit and
agriculture sector. However, as the highlighted rows in Table 12 above shows, the main
livelihoodofpeopleisagricultureinregionswhichcontributeshighesttothetotalproductionof
fruitsandvegetablesinthecountry.

5. Government Policy

___________________________________________________________________________
AccordingtothecorporateplanoftheMinistryofAgriculturefor20112013theobjectiveofthe
Government is to improve the quality, sustainability and standards of fruit and vegetable
production and minimize the post harvest losses. Further the Ministry plans to increase the
productionoffruitsandvegetablesovertheyearsandalsoincreasedomesticvalueadditionby
establishingfruitandvegetableprocessingunits.
Table13:AnnualtargetsoftheMinistryofAgricultureforfruitsandVegetableSector
Crop

Average
Current
Production Production
(mt)
(mt)

20062008
2009
Fruits
553,939
554,165
Vegetables
733,015
828,056
22,502
15,505
Distribution
of
fertilizer for fruits
andvegetables(mt)

BaseYear
Current
Average
number
20062008
20
25
Establishingfruitand
vegetable processing
units

Productiontargets
2010
648,000
835,000
18,000

2011
2012
2013
680,000 714,000
831,000
875,000 918,000 1,102,600
18,500 19,000
19,000

2010

2011

2012

30

30

35

2013

Source:CorporatePlan,MinistryofAgriculture20112013

6. Investment and Business Opportunities

___________________________________________________________________________
W Developinghighqualityseedandplantmaterial
W Processingoffruitsandvegetables
W Agricultureresearchanddevelopment
W HumanResourceDevelopment
W Agriculturetechnology
W Agricultureextensionservices/marketinganddistribution
W PostHarvestManagement

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ForMoreInformationContact:Dr.DTWijeratne,DirectorEnterpriseDevelopment,Ministry
ofAgricultureTel.0112887431/112869553

7. Constraints and Challenges

___________________________________________________________________________
Themajorconstraintsinthevegetablesector
Technology Development and Adoption: Low yields due to rain fed cultivation, Large gap
between research and farmer yields, Imbalanced fertilizer use, Improper pesticide use,
Inadequate availability of new high yielding varieties, Inadequate use of modern irrigation
techniques, Inadequate availability postharvest techniques, Improper storage and transport
facilities, High cost of improved technologies, High incidence of pest and disease, Insufficient
farmmechanization,Inadequateextensionstaffandmobility,Inadequateavailabilityofquality
seed,Highcostofhybridseed,Lackofcapital,Lackofinputsupplymechanism
NaturalResources:Inefficientresourcemanagement,Seasonalityofproduction,Environmental
degradation,Smallholdingsduetolandfragmentation
Socio Economic & Policy: Lack of farmer group activities, Producers ignorant of consumer
preference,Governmentpoliciesfavoringimportation
Marketing & Processing: Lack of market information, Lack of high quality products, Lack of
organized marketing systems and storage facilities, Low farmgate price and profitability,
Inadequateprocessingfacilitiesandagrobasedindustries
Themajorconstraintsinthefruitssector
TechnologyDevelopment&Adoption:Lackofimprovedvarietiesandinadequateavailabilityof
improved technological packages, for cultivation and production, Unawareness of improved
technologies, inadequate improved technologies on processing and value addition and
unawarenessofthealreadyimprovedtechnology.
NaturalResource:Limitationofsuitablelandsforcommercialscalecultivation
Marketing & Processing: Limited availability of organized commercial scale orchards (except
pineapple & banana), Seasonality in production and high wastage during glut, Poor handling
during collection, transportation and storage, Lack of storage facilities and poor marketing
system

Sourceofinformation:MinistryofAgriculture

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8. USEFUL CONTACTS AT REGIONAL LEVEL

___________________________________________________________________________

DepartmentofAgricultureWesternProvince,
TheWesternProvincialCouncil,SriLanka

HeadoftheDepartment,Directorof
611/1,SriSangarajaMawatha,P.O.Box1561,
Agriculture
Colombo10

Tel:0112472360,2381257
Fax:0112320303
DivisionofInServiceTraining
InServiceTrainingInstitute,Bobuwela,Kalutara
DeputyProvincialDirectorofAgriculture Tele.0342281846
(Training)
DivisionofVocationalTrainingAssistant DistrictAgriculturalTrainingCentre/Agriculture
ProvincialDirectorofAgriculture
ExtensionImprovementCentre,Ambepussa(Via
(Training&Communication)
Meerigama)Tel:0332273359
AssistantProvincialDirectorof
DistrictAgriculturalTrainingCentre,Walpita
Agriculture(Training&Communication) Divulapitiya.
Tel:0332272296
AssistantProvincialDirectorof
DistrictAgriculturalTrainingCentre,Gabadawatta,
Agriculture(Training&Communication) Homagama,Tel:0112855745
AssistantProvincialDirectorof
DistrictAgriculturalTrainingCentre,Kananwilla,
Agriculture(Training&Communication) Horana,Tel:0342261107

DepartmentofAgricultureSouthernProvince
TheSouthernProvincialCouncil,SriLanka

AgriculturalTrainingCentre
Poddiwela,Galle
AgriculturalTrainingCentre
Telijawila,Matara

DepartmentofAgricultureUvaProvince
TheUvaProvincialCouncil,SriLanka

ProvincialDirectorofAgriculture(Uva),
RathwattaMawatha,Badulla.Tel:055
DepartmentofAgriculture,
2229318/0552229318

Email:agriuva@gmail.com
DeputyDirectorofAgriculture(Training), Bindunuwewa,Bandarawela.
Tel:0572222500/0572222500
InserviceTrainingInstitute,

FarmManager(Training),
Bibila.
DistrictFarmersTrainingCentre,
Tel:0552265423/0552265423

DepartmentofAgricultureNorthWesternProvince
TheNorthWesternProvincialCouncil,SriLanka

DambullaRd,Kurunegala.
DeputyDirectorofAgriculture(NWP)
Tel.0372222325/0372226176/0372226176/

0372232271

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DeputyProvincialDirectorofAgriculture

DeputyDirectorofAgriculture(Training)

DeputyDirectorofAgriculture
(Kurunegala),

AssistantDirectorofAgriculture
AssistantDirectorofAgriculture
Ibbagamuwa

AssistantDirectorofAgricultureMaho
Dalandagama,

AssistantDirectorofAgriculture
Galgamuwa

AssistantDirectorofAgriculture
Kuliyapitiya

AssistantDirectorofAgriculture
Dambadeniya

AssistantDirectorofAgriculture
Wariyapola

AssistantDirectorofAgriculture
Puttalam,

AssistantDirectorofAgriculture
Anamaduwa,

AssistantDirectorofAgriculture
Madampe,

DambullaRd,Kurunegala/Tel.0372222325
DambullaRd/ Kurunegala Tel.0372222325
DambullaRd,Kurunegala.
Tel.03722231000372223100
Kurunegala,SegmentAgricultureOffice,
DambullaRd,Kurunegala.
Tel.0372223100/0372223100
Ibbagamuwa
Tel.0372223100/0372223100
Mahawa.
Tel.0322265220/0322265220
SegmentAgricultureOffice,Kuliyapitiya.
Tel.0323870942/0323870942
SegmentAgricultureOffice,SchoolKuliyapitiya.
Tel.0323870942/0323870942
HamangallaProvincialCouncilSubOfficeBuilding,
Giriulla
SegmentAgricultureOffice,
Wariyapola
Tel.0373762368/0373762368
SegmentAgricultureOffice,Puttalam.
Tel.0322265220/0322265220
SegmentAgricultureOffice,Maroongoda,
Mahauswava
Tel.0323329977/0323329977
SegmentAgricultureOffice,Madampe
Tel.0323989974/0323989974

ResearchandDevelopment

Makandura,Gonawila
RegionalAgriculturalResearch&
Tele.+94312299625/+94312299625/+942299805
DevelopmentCentre
Fax.+94312299707

RegionalAgriculturalResearch&
Bandarawela
DevelopmentCentre
RegionalAgriculturalResearch&
Aralaganwila
DevelopmentCentre
FruitCropsResearchandDevelopment
Kananwila,Horana,Phone/Fax:0342261323
Centre

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AdvisoryServices/AgricultureEnterpriseDevelopment

GoviSahanaSarana
AudioVisualCentre,Gannoruwa,Peradeniya.
(AgricultureAdvisoryService)
Tp/fax0812388618/0812385654/
0812385654email:avcentre@sltnet.lk
AgricultureEnterpriseDevelopmentand No1,SarasaviMawatha,Peradeniya
InformationServices(AgEDIS)
Tel0812388754/0812388754

AgricultureExtensionServices

Gampaha
DeputyProvincialDirectorofAgriculture
SriBodhiRoad,Gampaha
Tel.:0332222164,0332222427
0332222427
Colombo
DeputyProvincialDirectorofAgriculture
No.497/1,GalleRoad,Ratmalana
Tel:0112607135
Kalutara
DeputyProvincialDirectorofAgriculture
Nagoda,Kalutara
Tel:0342222440
Badulla
DeputyDirectorofAgriculture
RathwattaMawatha,Badulla.
Tel:05522303620552230362
Email:ddoagrba@slt.net.lk
Moneragala
DeputyDirectorofAgriculture,Moneragala

Tel:0552276110/0552276110/0552276137
Ampara
InterProvincialOffice,DepartmentofAgriculture
Ampara,Tel:0632222066/0632222066
Anuradhapura
InterProvincialOffice,DepartmentofAgriculture
AnuradhapuraTel.0252223308/0252223308
Polonnaruwa
InterProvincialOffice,DepartmentofAgriculture,
PolonnaruwaTel.0272222019/0272222019
Hasalaka
InterProvincialOffice,DepartmentofAgriculture
HasalakaTel.0552257008/0552257008
Hambantota
InterProvincialOffice,DepartmentofAgriculture
HambantotaTel.0472220791/0472220791

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