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- Address : PO Box:18, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
- E- Mail : etc@doa.gov.lk
- Telephone : +94 812 388098
- Fax : +94 812 387403
Women Agriculture Extension Unit
The Women Agriculture Extension Unit Functions under the Director (Extension and Training) and is located in the Extension and Training Centre of Head office of the Department of Agriculture, Peradeniya.
The Women Agriculture Extension Programme is implemented in both Provincial and Inter-Provincial areas by officers in Change of the Women Agriculture Extension and Agriculture Instructors in District and Divisional levels respectively.
Objective
Enhancing the women participation in agriculture production and service sector in the development process of the country through improving nutrition, and socio-economic conditions of women centered family unit.
Services
- Promoting traditional local foods, establishment maintenance of Hela Bojun sale centers.
- Producing agriculture based women Entrepreneurs.
- Improving subject knowledge of the officers in charge of the subject of Women Agriculture Extension who are scattered Island wide through training workshop conducted by resource persons in various sectors.
- Registration of Women Agriculture Organizations. scattered Island wide.
- Conducting propaganda and training programmes.
Assistant Director of Agriculture
Mrs.K.A.S.Thilakarathne
Contact Us
- Women agriculture extension unit, extension and training centre, Peradeniya
- womenagriculture1972@gmail.com
- +94 812 384713
- +94 812 387403
- Mon to Fri - 8.30 a.m. to 4.15 p.m. (Closed on weekends and public holidays)