Jaffna dairy farmers share agro knowledge with South
A group of 11 farmers, selected from remote agricultural areas in
Jaffna were facilitated by the Army to follow a one-month long in
residence training course on ‘Dairy Management’, conducted by
Seeppukulama Agriculture Training Centre in Anuradhapura.
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The farmers from Jaffna who followed the training course |
The opportunity was organized by Security Forces Headquarters, Jaffna,
commanded by Major General Mahinda Hathurusinghe, following instructions
given to him for creation of such opportunities by Army Commander
Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya, Commander of the Army as a means
to promote livelihood of Jaffna civilians.
It was the first opportunity of this kind for them away from Jaffna,
though many such openings were earlier available to them before LTTE
terrorism took root in the peninsula. Jaffna-based Civil Affairs and
Public Relations Office after identifying this requirement among dairy
farmers took it up with the Animal Husbandry Department with the
intention of helping the revival of dairy farming in the peninsula.
On their return to Jaffna, after completion of the course, those 11
farmers including one female reached the Jaffna Civil Affairs and Public
Relations Office and expressed their gratitude to the Army for making
such a rare opportunity available.
They had told the Army that they were able to share their know-how
with 27 more Sinhalese farmers who followed the same course at
Anuradhapura.
Sri Lanka Army during their stay in Anuradhapura made arrangements
for them to receive free food and accommodation in addition to the
transport provided by the Security Forces Headquarters Jaffna.
Courtesy Army Media |
