ACTIVITY

Resource Person

2024

1. Keynote Speaker: International Conference on Digital Technologies for Sustainable Agriculture (ICDTSA-2024), organized by Vellore Institute of Technology, from 7th – 10th October, 2024 "Next Generation Farming in Technology Driven Era: Current Scenario and Future Prospects"

2. Keynote Speaker: International Workshop on “Impacts of Climate Change on Small Island Developing States (SIDS)” that was organised by the NAM S&T Centre in partnership with the IORA Secretariat, Mauritius and SCOPE, Delft, the Netherlands during 28-29 February 2024 in Virtual-Mode

2023

1. Keynote Speaker: International Workshop on "Combating Plastic Pollution in Terrestrial Environment”:  Hazards of Microplastic Pollution in Agriculture, March 14-15, 2023, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research (JSS AHER), Mysuru, Karnataka, India

3. Use of Digital Applications in Agricultural Planning and Pest and Disease Management on 13th of Jan 2023, In: Increasing the Efficiency and the Effectiveness of the Agricultural Extension SystemTwo-Day Training Program for the Extension Officers Organized by HARTI in collaboration with PD-DATC, DOA, Jaffna,  FAO and FAG, UOJ at the District Agriculture Training Centre (DATC), Jaffna 12 th &13 th January 2023

4. Use of Digital Applications in Agricultural Planning and Pest and Disease Management on 26th of Jan 2023, In: Increasing the Efficiency and the Effectiveness of the Agricultural Extension SystemTwo-Day Training Program for the Extension Officers Organized by HARTI in collaboration with PD-DATC, DOA, Kilinochchi,  FAO and FAG, UOJ at the District Agriculture Training Centre (DATC), Kilinochchi 26 th &27 th January 2023

5. Community Gardening  awareness workshop for community engagement and poverty alleviation by Sarvodhaya under USAID Project 01st of March 2023- Keerimalai Koovil Village, Thellippalai DS Division

6. Community Gardening  awareness workshop for community engagement and poverty alleviation by Sarvodhaya under USAID Project 02nd of March 2023- Kollangkaladdi, Thellippalai DS Division

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2022

1. Environment and Agriculture: Impact of Climate Change 1st Dec 2022 DATC, Vaddakachchi, Kilinochchi for HNB staff

2. Ensuring Household-level food security and solutions for the current agriculture-related crisis (16th June 2022): Scaling Up Nutrition People’s Forum

3. G.C.E.(A/L) Agriculture Online Teacher Training Programme 01/08/2022: Ministry of Education

4. Academic and Personal Counselling: Induction Program to Probationary Lecturers-SDC-UOJ: June 03rd  2022

5. Mushroom production workshop For Farmers (15 February 2022): AHEAD

6. Vermitechnology workshop For Farmers (14 February 2022): AHEAD

2021

1. Awareness Workshop on Gender Equity and Equality (GEE) to Library staff of University of Jaffna:  March 10th 2021

2. Academic and Personal Counselling: Induction Program to Probationary Lecturers-SDC-UOJ: Feb 27th 2021

3. Lead speaker Soil-borne disease diagnosis and management: recent advances and future directions" at the 66th Annual Conference on Soilborne Plant Pathogens and the 51 st California Nematology Workshop Tuesday March 23 – Wednesday March 24, 2021-Washington State University

4. Lead speaker on the topic "Diagnosis of Soil-borne pathogens: Recent Advance and future directions" in the International Conference on Advances in Agricultural and Food Sciences organized during 16-20 January, 2021 by the School of Agricultural Sciences, Sharda, University, Greater Noida, India

5. Speaker: Webinnar on "Will the application of cutting-edge technology in crop improvement go away the pesticides?" by JSA held on Sep 8th 2021

6. Workshop on compost making organized by Nestle PLC July 7th 2021

2020

1. Lead speaker: Lead talk on  “Crop improvement and plant protection in the genomics era: Recent advances & future directions” in an online International webinar on “ OMICS in Crop improvement” organized by Department of Genetics & Plant Breeding, Faculty of Agriculture, Annamalai University, India 21st of August 2020

2019

1. Workshop on Preventing Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV): CGEE and SDC, Nov 13th &14th 2019, Target group: Academic and Non-Academic staff UOJ

2. Mainstreaming Gender in University of Jaffna: Feb 27th &28th 2019: Target group: Administrative staff UOJ (Academic and Non-Academic)

3. Prevention of SGBV in Higher Education Institutions: June 17th 2019: Target group: Undergraduate Students, FOA, UOJ

4. Academic and Personal Counselling: Induction Program to Probationary Lecturers-SDC-UOJ: July 27th 2019

5. Plant protection workshop to Agriculture Teachers Jaffna Zone- April 2019

Editor/Editorial Board Member

1. Proceedings of 4th International Conference on Dry one Agriculture 2018

2. Journal of Dry Zone Agriculture JDZA-since 2017

Examiner/Evaluator (National and International)

1. PhD/MPhil Examiner [Thesis and Defence]: Annamalai University, BHU

2.  Professorship Senate Panel

3. Professorship Expert Panel

Reviewer (Journal/Conference)

1. Smart Agricultural Technology [2025]-ELSEVIER

2. Cogent Food & Agriculture [2024; 2025]-Taylor&Francis

3. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery [2024]-Springer

4. Journal of Crop Health [2024]-Springer

5. Genes, MDPI [2022]

6. Life, MDPI

7. Annual Research Session – Faculty of Science – 2022 (ARS-FOS-2022), Eastern University, Sri Lanka

8. 4th International Research Symposium on Social Sciences and Humanities (IRSSSH) 2022 by National Centre for Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences (NCAS)

9. Reviewer of Journal of Agricultural Sciences-Sri Lanka

10. iPURSE-2021-University of Peradeniya

11. International Journal of Agro Nutrifood Practices since 2021

12. Sri Lanka Journal of Technology [Official journal of Faculty of Technology, South Eastern University of Sri Lanka (SEUSL)] (since 2021)

13. VINGNANAM – Journal of Science (since 2021)

14. Third National Symposium on Agriculture-2020 (NSA-2020), Faculty of Agriculture, Eastern University, Sri Lanka

15. Journal of Dry Zone Agriculture JDZA-2019

16. Vavuniya Campus International Research Conference - VCIRS-2019 

17. Crop Protection [ELSEVIER] -2019

18. 5th International Conference on Dry one Agriculture-2019

19. Journal of Agricultural Studies-2018-2020

20. Journal of Biosciences Biotechnology Research Asia (BBRA-Since 2018)

21. Jaffna University International Conference (JUICe-2018)

22. slcarp-International-Agricultural-Research-Symposium-2018

23. 4th International Conference on Dry one Agriculture-2018

24. Journal of Spatial Information Research

25. 3rd International Conference on Dry one Agriculture-2017

International Conferences and Symposium attended

2023

1.  International Conference on Global Challenges of Food and Agriculture Future Trends (GCFA-2023), 18th March 2023, THANTHAI ROEVER INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT (Affiliated to Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore) Perambalur, India

2.  "Agri-Tourism International Conference” on 24th and 25th of March 2023, THANTHAI ROEVER INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT (Affiliated to Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore) Perambalur, India

2021

1. 5th International Conference on Climate Change 2021-18th – 19th February 2021 -Virtual 

2. International Conference on Advances in Agricultural and Food Sciences 16-20 January, 2021 School of Agricultural Sciences, Sharda, University, Greater Noida, India-Virtual

2019

1. International Conference on Agriculture and Food Security (AGROFOOD-2019)

2018

1. 4th International Conference on Dry one Agriculture-2018

2. 2nd International Research Symposium Uwa Wellassa University, 2018

2017

1. 3rd International Conference on Dry one Agriculture-2017

Before 2017

1. BGRI Technical workshop, Sydney, Australia-2015

2. International Symposium on Agriculture and Environment (ISAE), 2012 Rhunu University 

3. Jaffna University International Research conference (JUICE), 2012

National Conferences and Symposium attended

2021

1. 4th National Symposium on Agriculture-2021 (10th of March 2021-Virtual)

2020

1. 1st National Symposium on Agro-Technology and Rural Sciences (NSATRS) 2021 Virtual Symposium-15th Dec 2020

2. 9th Sri Lankan Society for Microbiology (SSM) annual conference, 23rd October 2020

2019

1. Symposium on Empowering Communities to Address Violence against Women and Girls-British Council, JSAC and CGEE University of Jaffna- 19th and 20th July 2019

2. 8th YSF Symposium-2019

Before 2017

1. National Symposium on the Biodiversity of the Northern Province of Sri Lanka, Sewalanka foundation - 2013

2. 20th Annual Session of Jaffna Science Association - 2012

3. 17th Annual Session of Jaffna Science Association - 2010

4. 16th Annual Session of Jaffna Science Association - 2009

Workshops attended

2025

1. Inaugural stakeholder consultation for the visualization of the establishment of Private Sector Working Group for the Climate Smart Agriculture Sector in Sri Lanka held on 27 January 2025 at 4:30 PM at Nelum Hall, The Water's Edge, Battaramulla [The 3rd NDA Readiness Support Project titled “Capacity enhancement of the National Designated Authority and other relevant stakeholders in Sri Lanka to re-evaluate technical needs for climate change adaptation and mitigation and assess climate finance priorities for Agriculture by developing innovative climate-smart investment mechanisms through increased partnerships between public and private sectors” is implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment which is the National Designated Authority to the Green Climate Fund].

2024

2. Residential Workshop on National Policy Processes and Review of the Research Findings “A Compendium of Plant-Based Protein Sources In Sri Lanka” held on August 22nd and 23rd at the Sofia Hotel, Colombo 3.

2023

3. Commercial Law Department Program, United States of America (CLDP) Sri Lanka Tech-Transfer training December 5-16, 2023 in Washington, D.C., Ithaca, New York and Ann Arbor, Michigan

2021

1. The 66th Annual Conference on Soilborne Plant Pathogens and the 51 st California Nematology Workshop Tuesday March 23 – Wednesday March 24, 2021-Washington State University

2020

1. International Webinar on “Biodiversity conservation and Mitigation of impacts of climate change” conducted by Department of Genetics & Plant Breeding, Faculty of Agriculture, Annamalai University, India-26th August, 2020.

2019

1. Workshop on Preventing Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) organized by Well-being center and SDC of UOJ-2019 (Part 1, Part 2)

2018

1. Workshop on Gender mainstreaming in Higher Education in Sri Lanka: organized by CGEE-UGC, Global tower Hotel-2018/06/4-7

2. Workshop in Organic Agriculture organized by SLCARP at PGRC, Gannoruwa, Kandy -2018

2017

1. SGBV awareness workshop 10th and 11th of Oct 2017, Greengrass Hotel, Jaffna