Food Security Project
CBO leaders, members, farmers and 6 Agricultural Development & Research Assistants attached to different Agricultural Zones in Hambantota District and Caritas SED Galle staff went on an exposure visit to a large Agricultural Farm at Pannala belonging to Mr Premaratne (a Resource Person) on 11th and 12th February 2023.
They were given an awareness and practical training on how to start a home garden, home garden management, how to make organic fertilizer/ liquid fertilizer from food waste, discarded vegetables, fruit peelings and garden waste and related pest control methods, how to do pot cultivation as a measure of disaster management, how to add value to your products and how to become a successful entrepreneur, livestock management, marketing strategies etc.