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The institute is administrated by a Board of Governors which includes representatives from various Ministries, Development and other Organizations concerned with the development of the rural and agrarian sectors in the country. The Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture serves as the Chairman of the Board. The Board of Governors is responsible for overall policy matters of the institute. The Director acts as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Institute. The Additional Director and the Registrar assist the Director to manage research and training activities and administrative work respectively. The Board is assisted by a Research and Training Committee in planning and monitoring the research and training programmes of the Institute. This committee which is chaired by the Director of the Institute includes the Additional Director and senior researchers of the Institute and persons of eminence from outside the Institute who have distinguished themselves in the management of research and training fields related to agricultural and rural development. They are all senior scientists drawn from the Universities, the Central Bank and other related Institutions that are engaged in policy related research.


The work of the Institute is organized under six Research Divisions, Data Management Division, Education and Training Division, Information and Communication Division and the Administration Division. The research divisions of the Institute are;

However, the multi-disciplinary research teams selected from various divisions carry out most of the research and training work.Each division is headed by a Research Fellow/Senior Research Officer who is responsible for administrative activities and overall co-ordination of activities of the respective division. Researchers and the supporting staff attached to each division assist the Head of the division to implement the division's annual plan. Administrative Division headed by the Registrar carries out administrative activities of the institute. The institute has a well-equipped library which mainly contains books, periodicals etc… in the field of agrarian development.

Hector Kobbekaduwa Agrarian Research and Training Institute ACT

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Board of Directors

Mr. D.P. Wickramasinghe

Chairman - Board of Governors

Secretary

Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation No. 80/5, Govijana Mandiraya, Rajamalwatta Lane Battaramulla.

secretary@agrimin.gov.lk

Prof. A.L. Sandika

Member - Board of Governors

Director/CEO

Hector Kobbekaduwa Agrarian Research and Training Institute 114, Wijerama Mawatha

director@harti.gov.lk

Mr. U.B. Rohana Rajapaksha

Member - Board of Governors

Commissioner General of Agrarian Development

Department of Agrarian Development Colombo 07.

rohanaraju@gmail.com

Eng.(Mr.) Ajith Gunasekara

Member - Board of Governors

Director General of Irrigation

Irrigation Department Bauddhaloka Mawatha Colombo 07.

rohanaraju@gmail.com

Ms. H.A. Asha Hapuarachchi

Member - Board of Governors

Commissioner of Cooperative Development and Registrar of Co-operative Societies

Department of Co-operative Development, 330, Union Place Colombo 02.

ccd@coop.gov.lk

Mrs. G.D.M.M. Gunaratna

Member - Board of Governors

Deputy Director

Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development

gdmmgunaratna@gmail.com

Mrs. H.I.D.D. Hettiarachchi

Member - Board of Governors

Director of Education (Agriculture & Environmental Studies)

Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education Isurupaya Battaramulla.

shiddhettiarachchi@gmail.com

Mrs. U.S.N. Fernando

Member - Board of Governors

Additional Secretary

Ministry of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development No.492 R.A. de Mel Mawatha Colombo 03

usnfer@gmail.com

Mrs. R.F. Hafeel

Member - Board of Governors

Director (Agriculture)

Ministry of Plantation and Community Infrastructure 11th Floor Sethsiripaya 2nd Stage Battaramulla.

roshini.hafeel@gmail.com

Dr. S. Jegajeewan

Member - Board of Governors

Director

Department of Economic Research Central Bank of Sri Lanka P.O. Box 590 Colombo 01.

sujeetha@cbsl.lk

Mrs. Kamani Ranatunga

Member - Board of Governors

Director General of Agriculture

Dept. of Agriculture

Ms. G.D.S.N. Chandrasena

Member - Board of Governors

AddI. Secretary (Agriculture Development - 1 )

Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation

Organizational Structure

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Staff

Director / Chief Executive Officer

Sandika A.L. ( Prof. )
Designation:

Director / Chief Executive Officer

Official Contact:

+94 112 689 554 Ext :200

Email:

director@harti.gov.lk

De Silva, P.C.J. (Dr)
De Silva, P.C.J. (Dr)
Designation:

Senior Research Officer - Additional Director

Official Contact:

+94-11-2698539-41 Ext :231

Email:

chathura1@yahoo.com

Research Areas:

Human Resource Development

Qualifications:

PhD in Community Development at the University of Los Banos (UPLU) in the Philippines. B.A. (Special), University of Peradeniya. M.Sc. Human Resources Management, University of Science and Technology, Huazhong, China.

Mrs. H.M.S.J.M. Hitihamu
Mrs. H.M.S.J.M. Hitihamu
Designation:

Senior Research Officer

Official Contact:

+94-11-2698539-41

Email:

sagarikajayalath@gmail.com

Research Areas:

Livestock Economics, Production Efficiencies, Rural Development, Project and Policy Evaluation

Qualifications:

PhD (Reading) - Department of Economics, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka. Masters in Rural Development, The University of Queensland, Australia. Masters in Animal Science , Post Graduate Institute of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya. B.Sc.(Agriculture) (Hons), University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.

Ms. M.D.S. Lurdu
Ms. M.D.S. Lurdu
Designation:

Senior Research Officer

Official Contact:

+94-11-2698539-41

Personal Contact:

077-8588172

Email:

susilalurdu@yahoo.com

Research Areas:

Rural Sociology Effective Communication for Agriculture Development Gender and Agriculture Development

Qualifications:

Masters in Sociology, University of Sri Jayewardenepura Masters in Mass Communication, University of Kelaniya. B.A. (Sinhala) (Hons.),University of Colombo.

Mr. W.H.D.Priyadarshana
Mr. W.H.D.Priyadarshana
Designation:

Senior Research Officer

Official Contact:

+94-11-2698539-41

Email:

whdumidu@yahoo.com

Research Areas:

Agricultural economics, Agricultural Marketing, Policy Analysis, Food security,Value Chain Analysis of Commodities,

Qualifications:

M.Phil. (Agricultural Economics) Postgraduate Institute of Agriculture (PGIA), University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. - 2016, M.A. (Economics), University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. 2012, B.A.(Economics)(Hons), University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka - 2001, Dip (sp,) University of Monash, Australia, 2014.

Ms. R.Y.D.M.R.N.K. Rambukwella
Ms. R.Y.D.M.R.N.K. Rambukwella
Designation:

Senior Research Officer

Official Contact:

+94-11-2698539-41

Email:

roshinibbs@gmail.com

Research Areas:

Agriculture Marketing, Consumer Behaviour

Qualifications:

M.SSc. University of Kelaniya. B.Com, University of Kelaniya. ICASC, Stage I.

Ms. R.P. Vidanapathirana
Ms. R.P. Vidanapathirana
Designation:

Senior Research Officer

Official Contact:

+94-11-2698539-41 Ext :263

Email:

ruviniepa@yahoo.com

Research Areas:

Agriculture Marketing, Food and Nutrition.

Qualifications:

M.Sc. (Agriculture) University of Peradeniya. B.Sc. (Agriculture), (Hons) University of Peradeniya.

Mrs. P.A. Jayamini Champika
Mrs. P.A. Jayamini Champika
Designation:

Senior Research Officer

Official Contact:

+94-11-2698539-41

Email:

jayamchampika@gmail.com

Research Areas:

Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Marketing. Agric. Business management. Value Chain Analysis of Commodities, Food Security

Qualifications:

PhD (Reading) - Department of Agri.Business Management, University of Sabaragamuwa, Sri Lanka. Master in Agricultural Economics, University of Western, Australia. Master in Agri-Business management,(MABM), University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka. B.Sc.(Agriculture) University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka Preliminary Certificate in Marketing, Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing.

Mr. H.J.C. Jayasooriya
Mr. H.J.C. Jayasooriya
Designation:

Senior Research Officer

Official Contact:

+94-11-2698539-41 Ext :323

Personal Contact:

071-8000360

Email:

chinthakahj@gmail.com

Research Areas:

Environment Resource Management, Sustainable Agriculture, Climate Adaptation, Entrepreneurship Development

Qualifications:

Master of climate change, Australian National University, Australia. M Sc.in Crop Science, Post Graduate Institute of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, B Sc.Agriculture, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.

Mr. P. Wijesinghe
Mr. P. Wijesinghe
Designation:

Senior Research Officer

Official Contact:

+94-11-2698539-41

Personal Contact:

713355123

Email:

maduraippw@gmail.com

Research Areas:

Value Chain Analysis, Agricultural Marketing, Food Security, Inputs Management, Livelihood Development, Sustainable Agriculture, Agricultural Production Economics

Qualifications:

Masters in Economics (MEcon), University of Colombo, B.A.Economics (Specialized in Econometrics), University of Colombo.

Ms. Indika Edirisinghe
Ms. Indika Edirisinghe
Designation:

Research Officer

Official Contact:

+94-11-2698539-41 Ext : 301

Email:

indikake@yahoo.com

Research Areas:

Rural Development Gender Poverty

Qualifications:

PhD (Reading) - School of Graduate Studies, University Putra Malaysia. Masters in Development Studies, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Colombo Diploma in Participatory Governance and Local Leadership, Sri Lanka Institute of Development Administration in Collaboration with the Open University of Sri Lanka and Northern Illinois University, USA. B.Sc.(Agriculture)(Hons), University of Peradeniya.

Mrs. G. V. Norica Aiome
Mrs. G. V. Norica Aiome
Designation:

Research Officer

Official Contact:

+94-11-2696981

Personal Contact:

071-7003323

Email:

noricaaiome@gmail.com

Research Areas:

Integrated Water Resources Management, Climate changes & adaptations, Agricultural Engineering, Rural development, Community - Based Agritourism

Qualifications:

M.phil (Agricultural Engineering),The Open University of Sri Lanka; M.Sc in Integrated Water Management, Post Graduate Institute of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya; B.Tec (Engineering)(Hons) Agricultural Engineering, The Open University of Sri Lanka.

Mr. Sangeeth Prasad Fernando
Mr. Sangeeth Prasad Fernando
Designation:

Research Officer

Official Contact:

+94-11-2696981 Ext :211

Email:

sangeeth.nature@gmail.com

Research Areas:

Bio & Applied Statistics, Food Security, Environmental Science, Entrepreneurship Development, Agricultural Extension, Sustainable Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing

Qualifications:

MSc. in Bio-Statistics, PGIA, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. BSc. (Hons) in Agriculture (Speialized in Environmental Soil Management), Faculty of Agriculture, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka.

Ms. D.T.P.S. Dharmawardhana
Ms. D.T.P.S. Dharmawardhana
Designation:

Research Officer

Official Contact:

+94-11-2698539-41 Ext :252

Email:

thusharadharmawardhana@gmail.com

Research Areas:

Environmental Economics, Ecosystem Services and Natural Resource Management, Climate Finance, Climate Resilience, Agricultural Economics

Qualifications:

Master of Philosophy(M.Phil) in Environmental Economics, University of Ruhuna. B.Sc. Agriculture(Hons) specialized in Agricultural Economics and Extension, University of Ruhuna.

Dissanayake, A.K.A.
Dissanayake, A.K.A.
Designation:

Research Officer

Official Contact:

+94-11-2696981 Ext : 246

Email:

akadissanayake@gmail.com , dissanayaka.a@harti.gov.lk

Research Areas:

Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness Management, International Trade, Agriculture Marketing, Policy Analysis, Business Statistics.

Qualifications:

Master of Science in Business Statistics (MBS), University of Moratuwa. Masters of Financial Economics (MFE),University of Colombo. B.Sc. Agriculture(Hons) - Specialized in Agribusiness Management, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka.

Ms. J.A.U. Jayasinghe
Ms. J.A.U. Jayasinghe
Designation:

Research Officer

Official Contact:

Email:

uthpaljaya@gmail.com

Research Areas:

Food Security, Impact of Climate Change in Agriculture, Agricultural EconomicsFood Security Impact of Climate Change in Agriculture Agricultural Economics

Qualifications:

PhD (Reading) University of Tsukuba, Japan. Master of International and Development Economics, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University, Australia MSc. in Agriculture Economics, Post Graduate Institute of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. - (Reading) B Sc. in Agricultural Technology and Management, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. Professional Diploma in Marketing, Chartered Institute of Marketing, UK.

Ms. Dilini Perera
Ms. Dilini Perera
Designation:

Research Officer

Official Contact:

Email:

perera.d@harti.gov.lk, dilinidayashani277@gmail.com

Research Areas:

Agricultural Value Chains, Agricultural Policy, Agricultural Trade

Qualifications:

Master of Economics and Resource Policy(Reading), The University of Adelaide, Austrailia Master of Business Administration,University of Peradeniya,Sri Lanka B.Sc.(Hons) in Agricultural Technology & Management, (Specialized in Applied Economics and Business Management), University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

Mrs. R.M.D.H. Rathnayake
Mrs. R.M.D.H. Rathnayake
Designation:

Research Officer

Official Contact:

+94-11-2698539-41 Ext :231

Email:

dinurathnayake89@gmail.com

Research Areas:

Agricultural Resource Management, Sustainable Agriculture, Climate Change & Food Security

Qualifications:

Masters in Economics (Reading), University of Colombo. B.Sc. (Agriculture)(Hons) Specialized in Plantation Management, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka.

Mrs. U.D.R. Udari
Mrs. U.D.R. Udari
Designation:

Research Officer

Official Contact:

Email:

raveenaudari@gmail.com,udari.r@harti.gov.lk

Research Areas:

Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Marketing, Food Security and Crop Production Systems, Value Chain Analysis

Qualifications:

M.Sc. in Agricultural Economics, Post Graduate Institute of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka B.Sc. (Hons) in Agricultural Technology & Management (Specialized in Crop Science) Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

Ms. R.D. Wijesinghe
Ms. R.D. Wijesinghe
Designation:

Research Officer

Official Contact:

Email:

rasikawijesinghe@yahoo.com

Research Areas:

Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Resource Management, Food Security Sustainable Agriculture

Qualifications:

Master of Arts (Reading) University Canada West (UCW) Master in Economics, University of Colombo. B.Sc. in Agriculture, University of Ruhuna.

Ms. Chathurika D.S
Ms. Chathurika D.S
Designation:

Research Officer

Official Contact:

+94-11-2698539-41 Ext :224

Email:

dscpremasiri@gmail.com

Research Areas:

Sustainable Agriculture Food Science and Postharvest Technology Climate change & adaptation Agricultural Resource Management

Qualifications:

B.Sc. (Agriculture)(Hons) Specialized in Postharvest Technology, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka.

Mr. Bandara B.R.C.
Designation:

Registrar

Official Contact:

+94-11-2698539-41

Personal Contact:

076-8003545

Email:

registrar@harti.gov.lk

Qualifications:

Master (Buss. Studies) Post Graduate Dip (B. Mgt.) B.sc (Tourism Management) Membership of HRM (USA)

Mrs. G.W.Thushari Wedage
Designation:

Accountant

Official Contact:

+94-11-2694253, +94-11-2698539

Email:

acc@harti.gov.lk

Qualifications:

Master of Business Studies Faculty of Graduate Studies of University of Colombo, B.Sc Accountancy and Finance Management (Special) University of Sri Jayawardanapura. Part Qualified of ICAS

Mr. Senanayake, S.A.C.U.
Designation:

Senior Information and Publication Officer

Official Contact:

+94112696981 - Ext : 280

Personal Contact:

+94713234884, +94773234884, +9

Email:

hartisipo@gmail.com

Qualifications:

M.A. (Mass Communication), University of Kelaniya. B.A. (General), University of Kelaniya. Diploma in Translation and Interpretation, Dip.in English (RI), Dip.in Media

Mrs. H.M.T.G.L. Herath
Designation:

Librarian

Official Contact:

0112678131

Personal Contact:

071-7014116

Email:

librarian@harti.gov.lk herath.groosha8@gmail.com

Qualifications:

M.A (Library and Information Science) University of Kelaniya . B.A. University of Kelaniya . Diploma in Library and Information Science , Sri Lanka Library Association . Associate Member (SLLA)

Mrs. Ekanayake N.C.
Designation:

Internal Auditor

Official Contact:

+94-11-2698539-41

Email:

nelueka@gmail.com

Qualifications:

Fellow Member of Association of Public Finance Accountants (Public Wing of Institute of Chartered Accountants Sri Lanka). Certified Business Accountant of Institute of Chartered Accountants Sri Lanka. Master of Public Administration - Colombo University.

Mrs. Chandrika Dahanayaka
Designation:

Assistant Registrar (Programme)

Official Contact:

+94-11-2698539-41

Personal Contact:

071-7004185

Email:

programmharti@gmail.com, krishanthi22.jayasekara@gmail.com

Qualifications:

B.Sc. (Agriculture),University of Peradeniya, M.Sc. (Agriculture extension) Post Graduate Institute of Agriculture, Peradeniya, Master of Public Management, Sri Lanka Institute of Development Administration (SLIDA)

Mr. Thushal Withanage
Designation:

Editor - Sinhala

Official Contact:

+94-11-2698539-41

Personal Contact:

0763229549

Email:

thushalwithanage@gmail.com

Qualifications:

B.A (SP) University of Kelaniya - Mass Communication (Sp.)

Mrs. Jeewani Nanayakkara
Designation:

Assistant Accountant

Official Contact:

+94-11-2698539-41

Personal Contact:

071-1677572

Email:

jeewani.nanayakkara456@gmail.com

Qualifications:

Master (Business Studies) NSBM University, Post graduate Diploma (Business Management) NSBM University, Final part 1 - ICASL, Member of association of Accounting technicians of Sri Lanka (MAAT)

Mr. S.A.K.B. Senarath
Designation:

Senior Data Analyst

Official Contact:

+94-11-2698539-41 Ext:327

Email:

kasunbenendra@gmail.com

Qualifications:

M.Sc. in Bio-Statistics (Reading), PGIA, University of Peradeniya. B.Sc. in Physical Science (Major in Statistics and Pure & Applied Mathematics), University of Kelaniya

Mrs. H.G.M.Lakmali Ariyadasa
Designation:

Senior Analyst Programmer

Official Contact:

+94-11-2698539-41 Ext:288

Email:

lakmali.officials@gmail.com

Qualifications:

M.Sc. IT (Specialized Enterprise Application Development) Sri Lanka Institution of Information Technology (SLIIT), Postgraduate Diploma in IT Sri Lanka Institution of Information Technology (SLIIT), B (Eng) in Software Engineering Hons. ,London Metropolitan University UK, Higher National Diploma in Information Technology (SLIATE)