TO EXPEDITE THE AWARENESS PROGRAMME OF BASIC AGRICULTURE AROUND THE COUNTRY 6 SLACAL AND 5 (V) SLACAL CONDUCTED ONE DAY AWARENESS PROGRAMMES IN 1 CORPS -KILINOCHCHI AND 51 DIVISION- JAFFNA

As a supportive mechanism to the government’s cultivation drive is spearheaded by Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage, Commander of the Army has appointed Green Agriculture Steering Committee of the Army (GASC) on Thursday (16) June 2022 in order to supplement and promote the island’s food security programme by cultivating more than 1500 acres of barren or abandoned state lands across the country. With that as per the guidance of Director General Financial Management(DGFM) of the Army and Colonel Commandant of Sri Lanka Army Corps of Agriculture and Livestock One day Basic Agriculture Awareness programmes were conducted in 1 Corps Kilinochchi and 51 Division Jaffna with the participation of more than 250 troops (Officers and ORs) on 06 July 2022. Lectures were conducted in 1 Corps by Maj WTU Perera 2IC - 6 SLACAL, 2/Lt HR Jayadewa.Maj WAPD Fonseka 2IC - 5(V) SLACAL counducted lectures in 51 Division. To expedite the ongoing nation building task in the field of Green Agriculture in Sri Lanka and mainly focusing on to protect the Island's food security these awareness programmes were organizing by Sri Lanka Army Corps of Agriculture and Livestock units to cover all around the country.