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Welcome to Fruit Research and Development Institute (FRDI) - Horana

Fruit Crops in Sri Lanka

Consultation on planting and development of fruit orchards

Technology

Technology and Services

Technologies and Services provided by our institute.

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Services
  • Consultation on planting and development of fruit orchards.
  • Provide advisory service on production technologies on fruit crop cultivation.
  • Pest and disease diagnosis and advice on their managment in fruit crops.
  • Human recourses development through collaboration with government and non-government organization.
  • Supply of good quality planting materials of recommended fruit varieties.

Research

Details about the researches that being carried out at our institute.

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Research

Strategies – Selection and development of fruit crop varieties using both conventional and high tech breeding methods

Strategies-Revisiting and fine tuning of existing technologies and generation of new technologies for favorable and unfavorable fruit growing ecosystems

Strategies -Revisiting and fine tuning of existing technologies and generation of new plant protection technologies for fruit crops

Strategies – Revisiting and fine tuning of existing technologies and generation of new post-harvest and value addition technologies for fruit crops

Strategies – Timely supply of breeder seed and planting materials to SPMDC and others

Strategies – Use of communication approaches for the primary dissemination of fruit cultivation technologies

Promotion of commercial level fruit orchards

Encourage cottage level fruit industries

Diagnostic & Other Services

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Development (Training)

Transfer the new technologies which are developed by the research divisions to the officers, Crop Farmers, Students & Entrepreneurs...

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Development

Transfer the new technologies which are developed by the research divisions to the officers, Crop Farmers, Students & Entrepreneurs…

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We are

Fruit Research and Development Institute is one of research institute of department of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture, Sri Lanka. It was first established as a Fruit Crop Research and Development Centre on 6th October 2001 at DOA farm at Kananwila. The Centre was administratively under Horticulture Research and Development Institute at this time. In 2013, It became the 4th research institute of the department and mandatory responsibility was conducting research and development activities for the uplifting of the fruit crop sector in the country.

Mission

Generation and primary dissemination of technologies to improve productivity, quality and the profitability of fruit farming.

Organogram

Divisions

There are Nine Divisions comes under FRDI, 
  1. Agronomy Division
  2. Soil Science Division
  3. Biotechnology Division
  4. Pathology Division
  5. Entomology Division
  6. Plant Breeding Division
  7. Socio Economics Division
  8. Farm Division
  9. Training Division

Sub Centers

There are Nine Sub Units comes under FRDI,  

  1. Fruit Crop Research & Development Station – Peradeniya
  2. Plant Virus Indexing Centre – Homagama
  3. Agricultural Research Station – Maduruketiya
  4. Agricultural Research Station – Muthukandiya
  5. Citrus Research Station – Bibile
  6. Rambutan Research Unit – Eraminigolla
  7. National fruit Variety Consevation Center -Kundesale
  8. Sustainable Agriculture Research and Development Center-Makandura
  9. Agriculture Research Station- Rahangala

Mandate

Development and dissemination of appropriate technologies to increase commercial fruit production in the country and improve the living standard of farmers

 

 

Goals

1. Increased productivity and profitability of fruit farming
2. Minimized seasonality thus avoiding gluts and lean periods in production
3. Increased the availability of quality produce for both local and export market
4. Resource conservation and eco-friendly Fruit farming
5. Minimized post-harvest losses and improved value addition

Objectives

1. To make available improved fruit varieties with farmer acceptance
2. To make available associated technologies for high productivity and profitability
3. To make available eco-friendly plant protection technologies
4. To minimize post-harvest losses and enhanced value addition
5. To assure availability of quality seeds and planting materials for stakeholders
6. To popularize and aware stakeholders on fruit crop related technologies

Contact Us

  • Address : Fruit Research and Development Institute, Kananwila ,Horana
  • Email : doadfrd@gmail.com
  • Telephone : +94 342 261323
  • Fax : +94 342 261323
  • Mon to Fri - 8.30 a.m. to 4.15 p.m. (Closed on weekends and public holidays)

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