Open Exclusively For Youth
Golden Door For Rural Entrepreneurial Smallholder Farmers
Why Rural Youth?
Sri Lanka’s most disadvantaged youth live in rural communities with less
opportunities for decent employment. Although the most rural youth are already
engaged in informal agriculture in some way, they may not see it as an attractive
or viable career option. As such, the rural youth are tend to detach from
agriculture sector, and to migrate, within and outside the country for seeking
jobs. Proposed new agribusiness ventures along the agricultural value chains
therefore have immense potential for the rural youth to engage in effective
agribusinesses and contribute to country’s economic growth.
What SAPP Does For Rural Youth?
Smallholder Agribusiness Partnerships Programme
(SAPP), established under the Ministry of
Mahaweli, Agriculture, Irrigation & Rural
Development of Sri Lanka provides access to
commercial partnerships and rural nance,
and providing technical know-how
towards sustainable agricultural practices.
SAPP in partnerships with agriculture /
agribusiness and other related
stakeholders takes youth through the
process of graduation to become business
entrepreneur.
PROCESS OF YOUTH ENTERPRENUR DEVELOPMENT PLAN
Who We Target?
Rural youth with the potential to become active economic players in
diverse array of value chains, island-wide
2,500 poor young women and men below 40 years of age who will be
supported to become entrepreneurs responding to the demand for
products or services generated along the value chain
The rural youth are either landless, or own less than 1 ha of land; monthly
incomes range from USD 130-150).
Contact Us
Address
Smallholder Agribusiness Partnerships
Programme (SAPP),
No.212/A,
Nawala Road, Rajagiriya,
Sri Lanka
Tel
+94 112 431 426
Fax
+94 112 431 345
OUR PARTNERS
SAPP Regional Offices
UVA Province
Mr. Chitrasena Vidanagamage
Regional Project Coordinator
Tel: 071 811 6152
Email: [email protected]
Address: SAPP Regional Office, Agrarian Service Center district office, Keppitipola Road, Badulla
Regional Project Coordinator
Tel: 071 811 6152
Email: [email protected]
Address: SAPP Regional Office, Agrarian Service Center district office, Keppitipola Road, Badulla
Southern & Western Province
Mr. Sajith Samarasinghe
Regional Project Coordinator
Tel: 077 375 0881
Email: [email protected]
Address: Smallholder Agribusiness Partnership Programme, No. 212/A, Nawala Road, Rajagiriya
Regional Project Coordinator
Tel: 077 375 0881
Email: [email protected]
Address: Smallholder Agribusiness Partnership Programme, No. 212/A, Nawala Road, Rajagiriya
North Western Province
Mr. R. M. Gunarathna
Regional Project Coordinator
Tel: 077 329 5013
Email: [email protected]
Address: SAPP Regional Office, Provincial Department of Agriculture, Dambulla Road, Kurunegala
Regional Project Coordinator
Tel: 077 329 5013
Email: [email protected]
Address: SAPP Regional Office, Provincial Department of Agriculture, Dambulla Road, Kurunegala
North Central Province
Mr. Thissa Pallekumbura
Regional Project Coordinator
Tel: 077 376 0028
Email: [email protected]
Address: SAPP Regional Office,Provincial Department of Agriculture,2nd Floor, Kada 12, Anuradhapura
Regional Project Coordinator
Tel: 077 376 0028
Email: [email protected]
Address: SAPP Regional Office,Provincial Department of Agriculture,2nd Floor, Kada 12, Anuradhapura
Central & Sabaragamuwa Province
Mr. R. M. Gunarathna
Regional Project Coordinator
Tel: 077 329 5013
Email: [email protected]
Address: SAPP Regional Office, Department of Animal Production & Health, No.13, Peradeniya
Regional Project Coordinator
Tel: 077 329 5013
Email: [email protected]
Address: SAPP Regional Office, Department of Animal Production & Health, No.13, Peradeniya