Overview
SLCARP serves as an organization in an advisory capacity for co-coordinating and consolidating efforts within Sri Lanka NARS, funding research projects/programmes and promoting scientific research linkages in prioritized areas both nationally and internationally. CARP has been instrumental in promoting and facilitating research, by improving and enhancing agricultural research through documentation and communicating latest advances in research to the NARS scientists.
SLCARP has identified its own perspective, plans and programs for the future in keeping with the aspirations and goals of the Ministry of Agriculture Development and Agrarian Services to meet the future challenges in enhancing domestic food production and exports focused on poverty reduction.
VISION
“A vibrant and sustainable agricultural research,
development and innovation system assuring
socio-economic development of Sri Lanka”
MISSION
“To ensure agricultural research, development and
innovations are directed towards national
development goals through policy formulation,
facilitation, coordination, monitoring and evaluation
and impact assessment.”
Lets go through our Mandate
To advise the Government on all matters regarding the organization, co-ordination, planning and execution of agricultural research and such other related matters as may be referred to it by the Minister
To formulate national agricultural research policy and priorities
To define the overall aims and scope of agricultural research with a view to furthering national development objectives
To make recommendations to the appropriate authorities on the financial, manpower and physical resources required by agricultural research institutions and establishments and on the terms and conditions of service of the staff of such institutions and establishments
To review institutional and departmental agricultural research programmes and make recommendations with regard to their priorities and funding to the Ministry of the Minister in charge of the subject of Finance and Planning
To promote and facility excellence in in agricultural research
To act as a channel of communication between agricultural research institutions and the Government
To arrange for and fund inter-institutional agricultural research projects
To arrange for and fund special scientific services for the entire agricultural research sector
To promote linkages between agricultural research institutions at national and international level
Organize conferences and seminars on international, national and inter-institutional issues relating to agricultural research
To arrange for the post-graduate training of agricultural research staff and for inter- change of scientists with recognized research institutes aboard
To review the performance of agricultural research projects, institutions and divisions from time to time