Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation

Empowering sustainable agrarian and rural development through knowledge, research, and training.

Mr. K. D. Lalkantha

Hon.Minister

Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation

Mr. Namal Karunaratne

Hon.Deputy Minister

Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Livestock

Mr. Aravinda Senarth Vitharana

Hon. Deputy Minister

Deputy Minister of Land and Irrigation

Mr. D. P. Wickremasinghe

Secretary

Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation

Hector Kobbekaduwa Agrarian Research and Training Institute

Vision

Be the leader for generating and disseminating knowledge for sustainable agrarian and rural development.

Mission

To strengthen agrarian and rural sector through conducting research and training activities.

Goals

To make policy process more effective through knowledge generation and timely dissemination
To keep the public informed by providing independent assessments on national policy issues
To strengthen capacity for socio-economic policy analysis through staff and knowledge investments
To increase the capacity of rural development stakeholders through training

Goals

Objectives

Objectives

Timely dissemination of market information
Identification of agrarian policy perspectives
Priority setting in agrarian issues
Build partnerships with local and global organizations
Foster a motivated, competent team of employees

Strategies

Strengthen the Research and Training Committee
Agree on thematic areas
Uniform publication standards
Improve proposal literature reviews
External reviews for research reports
Boost local language research
Engage with universities and donors
Introduce performance-based evaluations
Organize faculty development activities

Strategies

Activities

Activities

Market info collection and analysis
Policy evaluation and development assessments
Feasibility and impact studies
Water resources and environmental research
Workshops, training, and seminars
Development of staff competencies
Library and IT enhancement
Strategic recruitment and rotation

Strategic Documents

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Annual Report 2023 - English
Annual Report 2023 - Tamil
Annual Report 2023 - Sinhala
Annual Report 2022 - Sinhala
Annual Report 2021 - Sinhala
Annual Report 2020 - Sinhala
Annual Report 2017 - English
Annual Report 2017 - Tamil
Annual Report 2017 - Sinhala
Annual Report 2016 - English
Annual Report 2016 - Tamil
Annual Report 2016 - Sinhala
Annual Report 2015 - English
Annual Report 2015 - Tamil
Annual Report 2015 - Sinhala
Annual Report 2013 - English
Annual Report 2012 - English
Annual Report 2011 - English
Annual Report 2010 - English
Annual Report 2009 - English
Annual Report 2008 - English

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Action Plan 2025
Action Plan 2024
Action Plan 2023
Action Plan 2022
Action Plan 2018
Action Plan 2017
Action Plan 2015
Action Plan 2014

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Corporate Strategy 2021
Corporate Plan 2013 - 2015
Corporate Plan 2009 - 2013