Performance Report 2011 Ministry of Minor export Crops Promotion Ministry of Minor Export Crops Promotion - Performance Report - 2011 Page 1 Contents Page 1. Vision and Mission 02 2. Foreword 03 3. General Administration I. Staff Information 04 II. Human Resources Development 05 III. Repairs, Constructions and Maintenance Work 06 4. Major Development Programme of the Ministry 07 Projects of the Institutions Functioning under the Ministry 5. Department of Export Agriculture 14 6. Sri Lanka Cashew Corporation 18 7. Sugarcane Research Institute 23 8. Financial Report Minister’s Office 31 Institutional Administration Services 32 Development Programmes 33 9. Meetings of Audit and Management Committees of the Ministry of Minor Export Crops Promotion and Institutions under it - 2011 33 Ministry of Minor Export Crops Promotion - Performance Report - 2011 Page 2 VISION “Making Sri Lanka the Spice Hub of Asia” MISSION Becoming a stakeholder in the creation of national wealth through qualititative and quantitative growth in cultivation, production and sale of minor export crops. Ministry of Minor Export Crops Promotion - Performance Report - 2011 Page 3 2 FOREWORD The agriculture of Sri Lanka consists of several sectors. Minor Export Crops sector is mainly an export oriented sector in agriculture. As the present government understood the importance of the sector, it has included in its national policy framework – “Mahinda Chaintana Vision for the Future” - the sections of this sector that need to be developed and in order to facilitate it further, has established the Ministry of Minor Export Crops Promotion with Cabinet status incorporating cashew and sugarcane cultivation also within its purview by Gazette Notification 1681/3 dated 22nd November 2012. It is a heartening thing in the first year of the novel Ministry to be able to commence a large number of development programmes with the involvement of the three institutions under the Ministry even amidst the intense shortage in terms of personnel and resources. Out of these programmes, programme to cultivate new lands, enhancing the productivity of the existing cultivations, seeds and planting material production programme, establishing organic spice villages, establishing spice Parks, strengthening research programmes, implementing training and promotion programmes, and actively supporting the national programmes such as Deyata Kirula and Divi Neguma are prominent. In order to implement the programmes in year 2011, 238.96 million has been spent by the Department of Export Agriculture, 113.72 million (which included grants from the Treasury, grants from the Ministry of Economic Development and own earnings) by the Sri Lanka Cashew Corporation and 40.34 million by the Sugarcane Research Institute. At this juncture, I wish to extend my sincere thanks to the Hon. Reginald Cooray, Minister of Minor Export Crops Promotion, who provided guidance to achieve a constructive growth in 2011 under the Ministry, and all who assisted in this endeavor including his staff, the Additional Secretary, all officers of the Planning Division and all other Divisions of the Ministry, the Chairman, the General Manager and all other officers of the Sri Lanka Cashew Corporation, and the Chairman and all other officers of the Sugarcane Research Institute. Vajira Narampanawa Secretary Ministry of Minor Export Crops Promotion Ministry of Minor Export Crops Promotion - Performance Report - 2011 Page 4 3 General Administration i. Staff Information Staff Officers of the Ministry as at 2011.12.31 Serial No. Name of the Officer Designation 1. Mr. Vajira Narampanawa Secretary 2. Mrs. R.M.C.M. Herath Additional Secretary Senior Assistant 3. Miss K.S. Samarawickrama Secretary 4. Mr. P.L. Namasena Chief Accountant 5. W.M.S.K. Wanigasooriya Director 6. Mr. Tissa Seneviratne Assistant Director 7. Mr. H.P. Somathilake Assistant Director 8. Mr. R. Watawala Assistant Director Mrs. Dimuthu Navinga 9. Kulathilaka Assistant Secretary 10. Mrs. S.T. Sirimanne Assistant Director Administrative 11. Mr. W.M.J. Bandara Officer Coordinating 12. Mrs. Delia Karunarathna Secretary Other Officers of the Ministry as at 2011.12.31 Designation Number of Officers 01 Development Assistant 05 02 Programme Assistant 02 03 Management Assistant 09 04 Office Services Assistant (KKS) 12 05 Driver 11 Ministry of Minor Export Crops Promotion - Performance Report - 2011 Page 5 ii. Human Resources Development Expenditure on Inland Training - Rs.95,000/- Expenditure on Training Overseas - US$2108+LKR240,630.00 Serial No. Training and Subject Code Amount Spent 1 Inland Rs.95,000/- MECP/02/05/09 US$108 2 Overseas MECP/02/08/72 US$2000+LKR240,630.00 Participation in Overseas Training and Workshops Serial No. Name Designation Programme Duration Country 1 Mr. Vajira Secretary 39th Session And Meeting 22-26 Nov Indonesia Narampanawa Of IPC 2011 2 Mrs. R.M.C.M. Additional Workshop on fair trade 05-09 Sep Laos Herath Secretary for enhancing market 2011 access for Agricultural products in Asia 3 Miss K.S. Senior First International 08 -15 Dec India Samarawickrama Assistant Symposium of Cashew 2011 Secretary Ministry of Minor Export Crops Promotion - Performance Report - 2011 Page 6 Programmes Conducted by the Ministry with a View to Enhancing the Efficiency and Productivity of Employees in Year 2011 Serial Designation of No. of No. programme the participant participants Duration Certificate in Level - English for Additional 10 01 Professionals (CEP) Secretary Weeks Advanced Additional certificate 12 1 Level - Secretary in English for 01 Weeks 02 Professionals (ACEP) Diploma in English Additional Level – 18 03 for Secretary Weeks Professionals (DEP) 2 Assistant 01 1 Year Master’s in Sociology Secretary One day Training Assistant 01 One day Programmes – 2012 Director State Super 5 S as a Productivity 01 One day Management Tool Assistant iii. Construction, Repair and Maintenance Work The office rooms of the Ministry were partitioned this year at a cost of Rs.292,014/-. The Ministry office was color washed and curtained at a cost of Rs.249,770/-. A sum of Rs. 56,111/- has been spent for interior maintenance work of office premises. A sum of Rs.633,000/- has been spent for maintenance of the vehicles. Ministry of Minor Export Crops Promotion - Performance Report - 2011 Page 7 4. Major Development Programmes of the Ministry i. Under the “Spice Gardens Promotion” and “Spice Park” project, the development programme to establish two spice Parks in Delpitiya and Matale was inaugurated in coordination with the Department of Export Agriculture. ii. A sum of 0.15 million rupees was spent in 2011 in order to design a website for the Ministry and at present, its initial work has been completed. iii. Parallel to the Deyata Kirula National Exhibition, the exhibits pertaining to the Ministry were created in the stall established in the site in Oyamaduwa that is relevant to the Ministry. The Sri Lanka Cashew Corporation created a 100 acre cashew garden parallel to it. iv. Necessary coordination work pertaining to the cultivating of 50 hectares has been done under the programme for introducing minor export crops to the farming land units of the Sri Lanka Army, v. Plans have been prepared with the Ministry of plantation Industries to expand the cocoa cultivation. vi. The necessary coordination work has been done in order to provide 21,000 pepper saplings and 27,300 cinnamon saplings with a view to expanding minor export crops cultivation amidst coconut cultivation. Ministry of Minor Export Crops Promotion - Performance Report - 2011 Page 8 vii. Minor Export Planting Material Price and Cultivation Investment Support Scheme has been referred to the Department of National Planning in the Ministry of Finance and Planning for amending. viii. Necessary coordination is being done with the Sugarcane Research Institute in order to enhance the living conditions of the farmers in Vavunia and Kilinochchi by developing sugarcane cultivation. ix. One acre of cinnamon and four and a half acres of pepper have been cultivated in association with Badulla, Matara, Mahara, Kirindiwela, Dompe, Negombo, Pallekelle, Watareka and Weerawila prisons under the programme to initiate home gardening and model farms in prison premises. x. Under the Divi Neguma National Programme, 86,211 grafted saplings and 313,560 seed saplings were provided for 17 Divisional Secretary’s Divisions in coordination with the Sri Lanka Cashew Corporation and 130 sapling sheds were provided and saplings were distributed in coordination with the Department of Export Agriculture. Hon. Minister inspecting a nursery.................... Ministry of Minor Export Crops Promotion - Performance Report - 2011 Page 9 Providing Saplings under the Divi Neguma Programme - 2011 Minor Cashew saplings District of export implementation crop Grafted Seed saplings Total cashew cashew Puttalam 00611 5283 21425 - Kurunegala 88428 22411 110892 249863 Anuradhapura 8531 058842 134598 - Vavunia - 0111 1000 - Kandy - 8411 2400 153235 Badulla 01311 80111 31500 162864 Ratnapura 8012 - 2709 65555 Matale 04811 - 14200 85232 Polonnaruwa 6311 - 6500 - Batticaloa - 83828 25292 - Trincomalee - 55826 33296 - Gampaha 083 - 125 44255 - - Monaragala - 231120 Hambantota - - - 30338 Kegalle - - - 20470 colombo - - - 9060 Kalutara - - - 23350 Galle - - - 71296 Matara - - - 118025 Nuwara Eliya - - - 53031 Total 67467 036477 383937 1293962 Ministry of Minor Export Crops Promotion - Performance Report - 2011 Page 10 Providing Sapling Sheds under the Divi Neguma Programme