A new research and training complex for UoJ’s Agriculture Faculty
View(s):A new research and training complex for the University of Jaffna’s Agriculture Faculty was inaugurated on February 5. Education Minister G. L. Peiris, Fisheries Minister Douglas Devananda and Japanese Ambassador Sugiyama Akira attended the opening ceremony along with other dignitaries.
The Japanese Government had provided a grant assistance worth Rs. 2.8 billion to build this Research and Training Complex, which was expected to provide a good environment for research and training to improve the productivity of agriculture and the livestock industry in the Northern Province, a press release from the Japanese Embassy said.
Ambassador Sugiyama said the development in the Northern Province was one of the priorities for the Japanese Government and it strongly hoped that the new research and training complex would empower students at the Jaffna University to become leading practitioners and experts in agriculture and livestock industry.
The Ambassador also said the Japanese Government hoped the faculty would also produce excellent research which would open new avenues for Sri Lanka’s agriculture and livestock industry.
In his speech at the event, Prof. Peiris thanked the Japanese Government, and said that Japan was one of the oldest and largest donors to Sri Lanka. He said it always looked into Sri Lanka’s needs before providing financial and technical assistance.