Category: Faculty Events

Staff and students of the Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Jaffna invented a new drinking yoghurt incorporated with Bael fruit syrup. License for producing this yoghurt was given to Mullai milk processing industry, Mullaitivu, Sri Lanka. The newly developed  yoghurt was launched for commercialization through University business linkage, University of Jaffna at Kailasapathy auditorium on 12th September 2022. This yoghurt was invented by lecturers of Animal Science, Mr.S.Anandkumar, Dr.(Mrs).S.Piratheepan, Mrs.S.Thirucchenthuran  and Mr.S.Sivatharshan, Student, Specialized in Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Jaffna. This research project was assisted by Prof.D.K.Dinesh D.Jeyasena and Dr.Deshani Mudanayake from Uva Wellassa University, Sri Lanka. Even though the medicinal value of bael fruit is very well known since ancient times, this fruit is still underutilized because of the..

Faculty of Agriculture, University of Jaffna has successfully organized the orientation program  for the newly admitted students (Academic year – 2020/2021) on 10th and 11th of October, 2022 at the main Auditorium of the Faculty of Agriculture in Ariviyal Nagar, Kilinochchi from 09.30 am - 04.00 pm. The inaugural session was well attended by Professors, Senior Lecturers, Lecturers, students, resource persons and other invitees. The welcome address of this orientation program was delivered by Mr. Balamayooran, President, Students’ union, Faculty of Agriculture, following that a special address was given by Dr.S.Vasantharuba, Dean, Faculty of Agriculture. Thereafter, sessions of the orientation were started with series of lectures. Snr. Prof. G. Mikunthan (Former chairman, Exam offense and disciplinary committee, University of Jaffna), Dr. K. Pakeerathan (Academic representative: Centre for Gender Equity and Equality (CGEE),..