Category: Workshop

Under the AHEAD programme (AHEAD/RA2/ELTAELSE/JFN/FAG/OVAA 07/WS1) the Faculty of Agriculture organized a workshop on " Vermitechnology " on 14th of February 2022 at the Main auditorium of the Faculty of Agriculture, Ariviyal Nagar, Kilinochchi from 8.00 am-16.15 pm. The Professor Gunasingham Mikunthan, senior professor in Agricultural Biology at the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Jaffna and the Dr. K. Pakeerathan senior Lecturer in Agricultural Biology at the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Jaffna served as the resource persons. Fifty-two participants (Farmers from all five district of the Northern Province, Eastern province) attended the workshop. The practice of vermiculture is at least a century old but it is now being revived worldwide with diverse ecological objectives such as waste management, soil detoxification and regeneration and sustainable agriculture. Earthworms act in the soil as aerators, grinders,..

The outreach committee of the Faculty of Agriculture organized a workshop on " Vermitechnology for Organic Agriculture " in collaboration with Lanka Organic Agriculture Movement ( LOAM) on 13th of January 2022 at the Main auditorium of the Faculty of Agriculture, Ariviyal Nagar, Kilinochchi from 9.00 am-12.00 noon. The eminent scientist Professor Sultan Ismail served as the resource person from India. Around 100 participants ( Farmers from all five district of the Northern Province, Agriculture Professionals, students and staff of faculty of Agriculture) attended the..