PERFORMANCE REPORT 2013 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE PERADENIYA SRI LANKA Published by Department of Agriculture Peradeniya Sri Lanka 2014 This report was compiled by the Progress Monitoring and Evaluation Unit of the Department of Agriculture and printed at the Agriculture Publication Unit, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. All rights reserved. Except for quotations of short passages for purposes of criticism or review, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in retrieval systems, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior permission of the Director General of Agriculture. Such permission however will not be unreasonably withheld for using this publication for non-commercial purposes. The DOASL does not require any payment for the non-commercial use of its published work and hopes that this copyright declaration will not preclude the bona fide use of its research findings in agricultural research and development. ii Vision Achieve excellence in agriculture for national prosperity. Mission Development and dissemination of improved agricultural technology and providing related services to all stakeholders with emphasis on farmers to achieve an equitable and sustainable agricultural development to ensure food and nutritional security for the nation. iii Board of Directors 2014 Dr. R.R.A. Wijekoon - Director General of Agriculture Mr. W.G.M.G. Dayawansa - Additional Director General (Development) Dr. Ms. E.M. Dassanayake - Additional Director General (Research) Ms. H.P.D.M. Sarathchandra - Additional Director General (Administration) Mr. T.H.C.S. Perera – Director (Socio Economics & Planning Centre) Mr.D.J.L.Sunil Govinna – Director (Seed & Planting Material Development Centre) Mr. K.B. Wahundeniya – Director (Horticultural Crop Research & Development Institute) Dr. W.M.A.D.B. Wickramasinghe –Director (Natural Resources Management Centre) Mr.S.W.Abeysekara- Director (Rice Research & Development Institute) Dr. W.M.W. Weerakoon –Director (Field Crop Research & Development Institute) Mr. R.S. Wijesekara – Director (Extension & Training Centre) Dr.H.M.S.Heenkenda- Director (Fruit Research & Development Institute) Mr.W.A.G. Sisira Kumara – Director (Information & Communication Centre) Mr.Parakrama Premarathna – Chief Accountant Mr.M.H.M.A.Bandara – Chief Engineer Mr. Upali Ranawaka- Director (Administration) iv Chief Advisor W.G.M.G. Dayawansa Editors Dr. E.M. Dassanayake Dr. Keerthi Hettiarachchi Dr. Priyantha Weerasinghe P.C. Peiris K.N.S. Ranatunga Coordinators P.C. Peiris H.M.R. Bandara E.M.I.C.K. Werapitiya Technical Assistance & Page Setting E.M.I.C.K. Werapitiya Cover Page Design Audio Visual Centre Department of Agriculture v CONTENTS Foreword ................................................................................................................................................ vii Abbreviations & Acronyms ................................................................................................................... viii 1.1 Field Crop Research & Development Institute (FCRDI) – Mahailluppallama .................................. 1 1.1.1 Grain Legume and Oil Crop Research & Development Centre (GLORDC) - Angunakolapelessa ............................................................................................................................ 14 1.1.2 Regional Agricultural Research & Development Centre (RARDC) – Aralaganwila ............... 24 1.1.3 Regional Agricultural Research & Development Centre (RARDC) - Kilinochchi .................. 29 1.2 Horticultural Crop Research and Development Institute (HORDI) - Gannoruwa ............................ 32 1.2.1 Food Research Unit (FRU) – Gannoruwa ................................................................................ 54 1.2.2 Regional Agricultural Research & Development Centre (RARDC) – Bandarawela ................ 58 1.2.3 Regional Agricultural Research & Development Centre (RARDC) – Makandura .................. 64 1.2.4 Agriculture Research & Development Centre (ARDC) - Sita Eliya ......................................... 70 1.2.5 Agriculture Research Station (ARS) - Telijjawila .................................................................... 76 1.2.6 Agricultural Research Station (ARS) - Girandurukotte ............................................................ 81 1.3 Fruit Research & Development Institute (FRDI) - Horana .............................................................. 85 1.3.1 Fruit Crop Research and Development Station (FCRDS) - Gannoruwa ................................ 100 1.3.2 Plant Virus Indexing Centre (PVIC) – Homagama ................................................................ 105 1.4 Rice Research & Development Institute (RRDI) - Batalagoda ..................................................... 112 1.4.1 Regional Rice Research & Development Centre (RRRDC) – Bombuwala ............................ 131 1.5 Natural Resources Management Center (NRMC) – Peradeniya .................................................... 137 2.1 Seed Certification & Plant Protection Centre (SCPPC) – Gannoruwa ........................................... 149 2.1.1 Seed Certification Service (SCS) – Gannoruwa ..................................................................... 154 2.1.2. Plant Protection Service (PPS) - Gannoruwa......................................................................... 165 2.1.3 Office of the Registrar of Pesticides (ROP) – Peradeniya ...................................................... 170 2.1.4 Plant Genetic Resources Centre (PGRC) – Gannoruwa ......................................................... 181 2.2 National Plant Quarantine Service (NPQS) – Katunayake ............................................................. 187 2.3 Seed & Planting Material Development Centre (SPMDC) – Peradeniya ....................................... 192 2.4 Socio Economics & Planning Centre (SEPC) -Peradeniya ............................................................ 205 3.1. Extension & Training Centre (ETC) - Peradeniya ........................................................................ 210 3.2 Information & Communication Centre (ICC) – Peradeniya .......................................................... 232 4.1 Administration Division - Peradeniya ............................................................................................ 241 4.2 Engineering Division – Peradeniya ................................................................................................ 247 4.2.1 Farm Mechanization Research Centre (FMRC) – Mahailluppallama .................................... 251 4.3 Finance Division - Peradeniya ........................................................................................................ 254 4.4 Progress Monitoring & Evaluation Unit (PMEU) – Peradeniya .................................................... 257 5. Weather Report ................................................................................................................................ 262 6. Publications & Presentations ............................................................................................................ 275 7. Senior Staff ....................................................................................................................................... 284 8. Technical Staff Qualifications .......................................................................................................... 304 9. Staff Position .................................................................................................................................... 305 vi FOREWORD Department of Agriculture, with a proud history spanning over 100 years is the main institute vested with the mandate of developing the agriculture sector in Sri Lanka. The Department owns a staff over 10,000 attached to 192 Institutes, Centres and Units spread throughout the island. This Annual Performance Report presents the activities carried out by 10 technical institutes and 3 support service divisions of the Department of Agriculture during 2013. Information contained in this report will be of immense benefit for the researchers, policy makers and legislators in planning their future activities. Department of Agriculture received a total allocation of Rs. 3,977 million for the year 2013, out of which more than Rs. 450 million were spent directly for the production and purchase of seeds and development of farms. The Department has taken steps forward in the journey from green revolution to a white revolution, launched with the aim of continuous production throughout the year similar to white poly tunnel agriculture and transforming agriculture into a profitable, high-tech and environmentally friendly industry with due recognition and youth attraction. Marking steps in this journey, 3 new rice varieties and 4 new vegetable varieties have been developed during 2013 and seed production of certified other field crops and vegetables has increased by 16 % and 50 % respectively compared to year 2012. Four new ‘Krushi Seva Piyasa’ were established to enhance transfer of new technology to farming community while 2 new ‘Hela Bojun Alewi Piyasa’ were set up in Peradeniya and Bata Atha, to improve women agricultural entrepreneurship and promote local food. Department of Agriculture won the award for the best exhibition site in the ‘Deyata Kirula’ exhibition in 2013. The year 2013 marked another accomplishment for the Department through recruitment of the highest