KOICA shares floriculture technology

Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa with MP Malini Fonseka and KOICA representatives

Two Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) agriculture specialists Dr. Yoon Jang-won and Dr. Kim Jae-ho assisted the flower festival Malwasanthaya 2012 in Bingiriya organised by the Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB), Bingiriya Agricultural Export Zone (BAEZ) and Bingiriya Development Foundation (BDF) held from May 31 to June 3.

As part of the World Friends Advisor (WFA) programme under KOICA's technical cooperation activities, Dr. Yoon, a plant physiology and pathology expert, arrived in Sri Lanka in June 2010 and has been providing consultations to the Bingiriya Division EDB to build capacities of local government officials and farmers, develop high quality export flower products and promote local farmers' income.

Dr. Kim was assigned to UCIARS (University of Colombo Institute for Agro-Technology and Rural Science) from August 2010 and has since been developing an E-Diploma course in agro-technology and rural science.

At this event, Dr. Kim established the exhibition booth and introduced high value added agriculture food items. At the third day of the festival, Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa and KOICA Resident Representative Cho Sang Woo attended this festival.

KOICA advisers' programme aims to facilitate policy formulation, institutional building and action planning in human resource development and education, farming technologies, public health, IT and waste management by sharing their expertise with Sri Lanka.