22-Jun-2023

The 1st National Symposium on Sustainable Nitrogen management – 2023

The Sri Lankan Government, through the Colombo Declaration of the UNEP, has pledged to reduce Nitrogen (N) waste by 50% by the end of year 2030. In order to find out ways and means of doing this, the UKRI GCRF South Asian Nitrogen Hub is conducting several programs in different South Asian countries bringing together experts from over 32 leading research organizations from across South Asia and the UK. The program lead by Prof. S.P. Nissanka of the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, is conducting the 1^st National Symposium on Sustainable Nitrogen Management in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment and various other stakeholders. The Symposium (SNM-2023) is scheduled to be held on 22nd-23rd June 2023 at the Grand Monarch Hotel, Thalawathugoda. The SNM-2023 aims to develop a National Action Plan for sustainable N Management, to assess current N status and national N budget, identify the policy gaps, to share knowledge and experience on N research. The symposium is one of the events organized to mark the Diamond Jubilee Celebrations of the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya.

21-Sep-2023

iPURSE-F 2023 – The Panel discussion

The panel discussion is on the Economic crisis and its ripple effect on Sri Lankan Agriculture.

The panel discussion is moderated by Prof. Buddhi Marambe, a Senior Professor of the Department of Crop Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya.

Our panelists are,

• Emeritus professor, Prof. H.W. Cyril, Chairman of the National Livestock Development Board
• Dr. Herath Gunathilaka, Executive Director of the Center for Poverty Analysis.
• Dr. D.M.W. Weerakoon, Senior Agriculture Specialist at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Sri Lanka
• Prof. Renuka Silva, Professor of Nutrition, at the Department of Applied Nutrition, Faculty of Livestock, Fisheries & Nutrition, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka.

10-Jan-2023

Faculty of Agriculture Celebrates its Diamond Jubilee

The Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, celebrated its 75th anniversary on July 4, 2023. The event was held at the Animal Science Auditorium in Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya. The event was attended by faculty members, students, alumni, and other dignitaries.

The logo for the Diamond Jubilee celebration was designed by Pamodha Chathumal of the 2017/18 batch.

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06-Jun-2023

The Championship of the Agriculture Premier League 2023

The Faculty Cricket team has won the Championship of the Agriculture Premier League 2023 which was held during 1^st to 2^nd April 2023 at Makandura Premises, Faculty of Agriculture and Plantation Management, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka, over seven agriculture faculties in the island.

22-Jun-2023

Faculty Seminar on Sovereign Debt Crisis in Sri Lanka: Anatomy, IMF programme, and Beyond

Professor Premachandra Athukorala, Emeritus Professor of Economics - Australian National University and Visiting Honorary Professor - University of Peradeniya, will deliver a seminar titled 'Sovereign Debt Crisis in Sri Lanka: Anatomy, IMF programme, and Beyond'.

• Topic: Sovereign Debt Crisis in Sri Lanka: Anatomy, IMF programme, and Beyond
• at 10am on June 26, 2023
• at the Board Room of the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya.

For those who are unable to join in person, the zoom link is given below.

Join Zoom Meeting
https://learn.zoom.us/j/65112563493?pwd=ci9uZG9yVFdZbTJjSWIvbnZtRUtlUT09

Meeting ID: 651 1256 3493
Passcode: 6@cjeLDw
 

30-Jun-2023

iPURSE 2023, Faculty of Agriculture - September 20-21, 2023

The University of Peradeniya, a premier Sri Lankan academic institution, world renowned for excellence in teaching and research, continues to open up its annual research sessions as a wider and international forum – iPURSE 2023.

iPURSE 2023 will bring together eminent researchers of all disciplines, providing them with a platform to disseminate research findings, exchange contemporary knowledge and build partnerships and collaborations to advance frontiers of knowledge for sustainability of all life on the earth.

We invite submissions describing innovative research on all aspects of knowledge under 6 broad sub-themes. The University of Peradeniya will be pleased to host and welcome you all to Peradeniya University International Research Sessions (iPURSE) in September 2023.

CONFERENCE DATES

September 20-21, 2023