Training for dairy farmers:

Agriculture boost in Jaffna

Sandasen Marasinghe

The Jaffna Security Forces arranged a training course for dairy farmers in Jaffna District to uplift agriculture in the district affected during the past three decades.

The Civil Affairs and Public Relations Office of the Security Forces, Jaffna commencing the first phase made arrangements for 12 dairy farmers to follow the one month residential course at Seeppukulama Government Farm in Anuradhapura.

Four from the 51 Division in Jaffna, five from the 52 Division in Varani and three from the Task Force-7 in Iyakachchi were dispatched to Seeppukulama in a bus provided by the Security Forces, Jaffna on November 15. Another four soldiers attached to the Army farm at Palaly also joined the Jaffna farmers to follow the course conducted by dairy farming instructors.

A certificate will be issued to those who successfully complete the course.

Another backyard poultry project was also launched with the distribution of fowls and hens among farmers in the Jaffna district on the initiative of Security Forces-Jaffna Commander Major General Mahinda Hathurusinghe.

Major General Mahinda Hathurusinghe said the economy of Jaffna mainly depends on agriculture and fisheries.

The economy fell during the past three decades due to the terrorist activities and now the economy and agricultural activities are gradually improving, he said.