Traditional Rice Production as an Agri Business to Uplift Livelihood of Smallholder Farmers
Total Project Cost
RS. 20,526,725.00
Locations of the Project
Puttalam District
Number of Beneficiaries
110 Out Growers
Background of the Proposed Project
To establish economically viable and sustainable traditional rice based agri-business for rice farmers in Kirimetiyana, Lunuwila
Specific objectives
• To promote traditional rice production to have marketable surplus adequate for a regular market.
• To produce minimum of 2.5 MT high quality seed paddy of selected traditional rice varieties as youth entrepreneurship as separate entity.
• To familiarize and adapt parachute method of planting for traditional rice to increase production.
• To minimize the post-harvest losses due to improper drying and sub-standard storage.
Project output
• Assured market opportunities for traditional rice is established as the disposable and marketable quantity is high.
• High quality seed paddy of commercially attractive traditional varieties is produced as a special enterprise.
• Simple and appropriate technologies are adapted by the farmers resulting high tillering rate per bush leading yield increase.
• Post-harvest value addition by minimized seed moisture and healthy storage with minimized post-harvest losses is achieved.
Project benefits / outcomes
• Conservation and sustainable utilization of traditional rice varieties as an adaptation to impact of climate change.
• High potential to exploit export markets for traditional rice to earn foreign exchange
• Traditional rice production as a profit oriented sustainable social enterprise will be attractive to the youth farmers while encouraging them to return for farming.
• Conservation and sustainable utilization of locally evolved traditional rice germplasms as an adaptation to the impact of climate change
• Increased access to rice with more fiber and other nutrients preventing consumers from Non-communicable diseases due to consumption of highly processed commercial rice.
Investment Plan
Social Impact
Traditional rice growers will continue to have increased output.
• Positive impact on foreign reserves of the country.
• Increased living standard of the farmer.
• Social enterprise in operation for betterment of the village society.
SAPP Regional Offices
UVA Province
Regional Project Coordinator
Tel: 071 446 06 85
Email: [email protected]
Address: SAPP Regional Office, Department of Agrarian Development, Keppitipola Mawatha, Badulla
Southern & Western Province
Regional Project Coordinator
Tel: 077 375 08 81
Email : [email protected]
Address: Smallholder Agribusiness Partnership Programme, No. 212/A, Nawala Road, Rajagiriya.
North Western Province
Email: [email protected]
Address: SAPP Regional Office, Provincial Department of Agriculture, Dambulla Road, Kurunegala.
North Central Province
Tel: 077 376 00 28
Email: [email protected]
Address: SAPP Regional Office,Provincial Department of Agriculture,2nd Floor, Kada 12, Anuradhapura
Central & Sabaragamuwa Province
Address: SAPP Regional Office, Department of Animal Production & Health, No.13, Peradeniya.