Korea introduces modern agriculture techniques to Sri Lanka
View(s):Korea Program on International Agriculture has stepped in to assist Sri Lanka to improve productivity and quality of paddy cultivation in the island.
Dr. Byoung Choon Jang, Director of Korea Program on International Agriculture (KOPIA) Sri Lanka Centre conducted a trial performance of the Korean rice transplanting machines recently , at the rice model farm village in Rajanganaya, Anuradhapura.
A total of three Korean rice transplanting machines were donated to the farm village by the KOPIA Centre, Embassy of the Republic of Korea said.
Under the KOPIA project to improve productivity and quality of rice in Sri Lanka, the trial performance took place and training programmes such as basic agronomic practices and transplanting machine use were provided for 30 selected local farmers, a media release of the embassy revealed.
Those farmers began using the Korean transplanting machine in the paddy field, and it is expected to save labour effectively in practice.
On this occasion, Dr. Jang also introduced new technologies regarding paddy soil management, proper fertiliser application, and post-harvest management, which will help Sri Lankan farmers develop their farming system, media release revealed. The KOPIA Centre was established by the Rural Development Administration (RDA) of the Republic of Korea in order to cooperate with Sri Lanka for its agricultural technology development.