Telephone

+94 812 388331 / 32/ 34

Email Address

info@doa.gov.lk

Office Address

Department of Agriculture, P.O.Box. 01,
Peradeniya

About Us

About Us

The Department of Agriculture (DOA) functions under the Ministry of Agriculture and is one of the largest government departments with a high profile community of agricultural scientists and a network of institutions covering different agro ecological regions island wide.

Organogram
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Vision

“Achieve excellence in agriculture for national prosperity”

Mission

“Achieve an equitable and sustainable agriculture development, ensuring nations food and nutrition security through development and dissemination of improved agriculture technology and provide the relevant services to the all stakeholders with more emphasis to the farmers”

Objectives

Maintaining and increasing productivity and production of the food crop sector for the purpose of enhancing the income and living condition of the farmer and making food available at affordable prices to the consumer.

Main Functions

  1. Agricultural Research
  2. Technology Dissemination
  3. Seed and planting material production and distribution
  4. Regulatory services

Institutes & Centres

Directorate

Ms. Malathy Parasuraman

Director General of Agriculture



Department of Agriculture Peradeniya.

  • +94 812 386484 / +94 812 388157
  • +94 812 388333

Dr.D.M.J.B.Senanayake (Cover Up)

Additional Director General of Agriculture (Research) Department of Agriculture Peradeniya.

Mr.H.M.S.P.Herath

Additional Director General of Agriculture (Development) Department of Agriculture Peradeniya.​

Mr. E.W.N.A. Egodawela

Additional Director General (Administration)
Department of Agriculture Peradeniya.

Mr.D.M.Ekanayake

Chief Financial Officer, Department of Agriculture, Peradeniya

Name Designation Institute Telephone Fax Email
Mrs. D.W.Marabage Director Administration Division +94 812 386485 +94 812 388042 director.admin@doa.gov.lk
Eng.(Mrs.) P.Rajapaksha Chief Engineer Engineering Division +94 812 388268 +94 812 388155 ceng@doa.gov.lk
Mr.P.H.S.Bandara Director Establishment Division +94 812 386487 +94 812 386323 director.estb@doa.gov.lk
Mrs.A.K.Jayawardhana Director Extension & Training Centre +94 812 388098 +94 812 387403 directoretc.doa@gmail.com
Mrs. K.N.C.Gunawardhana Director Field Crops Research and
Development Institute 		+94 252 249100 +94 252 249132 nishanthigun@yahoo.com
Mrs.K.S.D.Dissanayake Chief Accountant Finance Division +94 812 387404 +94 812 388149 chief_accountant@gmail.com
Mrs.K.A.Renuka Director Fruit Research and
Development Institute 		+94 343 448767 +94 343 448767 doadfrd@gmail.com
Dr. W.A.R.T. Wickramaarachchi Director Horticultural Crops Research and Development Institute +94 812 388 011
+94 812 388 012
+94 812 388 013 		+94 812 388234 director.hordi@doa.gov.lk
Mr. W.L. Hiran Peries Director National Agriculture Information
& Communication Centre 		+94 812 030040 +94 812 030048 director.naicc@doa.gov.lk
Dr.(Mrs.)W.M.U.K.Rathnayake Director Natural Resources
Management Centre 		+94 812 313926 +94 812 388206 director.nrmc@doa.gov.lk
Dr. D.M.J.B. Senanayake (Acting) Director - Acting Rice Research and
Development Institute 		+94 372 258560 +94 372 259881 dmjbsenanayake@gmail.com
Mr. S.Satheeswaran Director Seed and Planting Material
Development Centre 		+94 812 388100
+94 812 388122 		+94 812 388608 spmdcdoa@gmail.com
Mrs. D.S.Rathnasinghe Director Seed Certification and
Plant Protection Centre 		+94 812 384226 +94 812 388077 director.scppc@doa.gov.lk
Mr. A.T.Sooriyarachchi Director Socio Economics and Planning Centre +94 812 388081 +94 812 388798 arunasoori@yahoo.com
Mr.H.N.Sanjeewa Chief Internal Auditor Internal Audit Division +94 812388038 ... ...