SANASA International conducted a consultation meeting to validate the findings of the two research studies undertaken by the SANASA Campus on the policy environment related to water and land, which can influence the livelihoods of smallholder farmers in Sri Lanka.
The meeting was held at the Hector Kobbekaduwa Agrarian Training and Research Institute in Colombo on 24 November 2022 and was attended by the most senior state officials including the Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, the Director General of the Agrarian Services Department, Top officials of SLICG, the Ministry of Tourism, the Ministry of Plantation Industries, the Water Resources Board who engage in farmer capacity building and advocacy work such as MONLAR and leaders of farm organizations representing, Kandy, Mathale, Polgahawela, Kegalle, Kurunegala Galle, and Hambantota districts.
The study was conducted under the SMART Farmer project supported by the APFP-FO4A programme in order to gather knowledge that can guide the capacity-building and policy advocacy work undertaken by the project. The study was conducted by Dr. Mahinda Moragolle who has years of experience in the state sector and who has engaged with land and water issues with the objective of building the capacities of farm organizations for a long time.
Many important suggestions were provided by the participants to enhance the quality of the findings and improve the recommendations of the research. Participants appreciated the effort undertaken by SANASA and expressed the willingness to continue the dialogue and also collaborative action.
SANASA is the national implementing agency of APFP-FO4A in Sri Lanka.
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