PROJECTS
ONGOING PROJECTS
Analysis of Bio diversity for Food and Nutrition-
Funded by GEF through PGRC
PI: Prof. LHP. Gunarathne
2. Public Agricultural Research Investments Human Resource Capacity of Sri Lanka-
Funded by International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI-ASTI)
PI: Prof. J. Weerahewa
3. Field testing of plant growth promoting bacteria
Funded by Dilmah Conservation Trust
PI: Prof. Devika, M. De Costa
4. Study on Trans Fat Content of Foods Available in Sri Lanka and Risk Assessment of Exposure to Trans Fat
Funded by the World Health Organization (WHO)
PI: Prof. T Madhujith
5. Analysis of the soil & litter samples of the national forest inventory
Funded by Department of Forest Conservation
Prof. R.S. Dharmakeerthi, Dr. Duminda N. Vidana Gamage
6. Consulting services for preparation of soil organic carbon inventory and map for Sri Lanka under the Global Environment Facility(GEF) support to UNCCD 2018 National Reporting Process, Umbrella ll Project
Funded by Ministry of Environment
Prof. W.A.U. Vitharana (PI) and Prof. R.S. Dharmakeerthi
7. Balancing a triple threat: divers’ health, collapse of fishery and the vulnerability of livelihoods in the artisanal sea cucumber fishery in Sri Lanka
Funded by Global Development Network (GDN)
PI: Prof. D.V.P. Prasada
8. Consulting project for Preparation of Land Productivity Dynamic data inventory and map of Sri Lanka under the Global Environment Facility (GEF) to UNCCD 2018 National Reporting Process, Umbrella ll Project
Funded by Ministry of Environment
PI: Prof. W.A.U. Vitharana
9. Commercialization of the Research Outcome of the Faculty of Agriculture
Funded by World Bank under the AHEAD-ICE project (No innovations commercialized in between June 2022-Nov 2022)
PI: Prof. L.H.P.Gunarathne
10. Food Security and Food value chains in the Tea Plantation; project with Plantation stakeholders, and plantation Human Development Trust
Funded by Ethical Tea Partnership (ETP), UK
PI: Prof DVP. Prasada
NEW PROJECTS
1. Consultancy for Development and Implementation of a Pilot Project on Management of Plastic Wastes in Fishing, Packaging and Micro plastic sectors.
(PI: Dr. A.K. Karunarathna), Funded by: Ministry of Environment
2. Do buy-back contracts worsen Nitrogen and organophosphate pollution in mountain-area agriculture? A study of moral-hazard based impacts of vegetable buy-back contracts in upland Sri Lanka
(PI: Prof. D.V.P. Prasada), Funded by: ICIMOD
3. Production of Effective Organic Products for Crop Care of Sri Lankan Farmers.
(PI: Prof Warshi Dandeniya), Funded by: AgStar PLC.
4. The COVID observatories: Monitoring the interactions of the pandemics, climate risks, and food systems among the world’s most disadvantaged communities
(PI: Prof KASS Kodithuwakku), Funded by: UKRI, University of Leeds