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Services Provided by Rice Research and Development Institute (RRDI)

• Providing seed paddy samples of high yielding rice varieties acceptable grain quality characters, pest and diseases resistance & resistant to abiotic stresses
• Dissemination of proven technologies on Plant Protection, Agronomy, Soil Fertility, Water Management to enhance the  profitability and productivity of rice production
• Dissemination of proven technologies and newly improved rice varieties
• Distribution of seed paddy of newly bread rice varieties
• Providing Limited field visits and diagnosis of problems (pest, disease, weed,  fertility, environmental,  varietals etc.) of rice cultivation
• Soil testing for  identified problems and  recommendation of fertilizer for specific locations

Services Provided by Horticultural Crop Research and Development Institute (HORDI)

• Supply of Horticultural Seed & Planting Material
• Training Programmes
• Advisory Services to solve farmers problem
• Analytical services with special charges: Soil & Organic manure analysis
• Analytical services with special charges: ELISA testing for plant virus detection
• Analytical services with special charges: Quality analysis for food safety and Pilot plant machineries for commercial food sample preparation in food processing
• Agriculture library services

Services Provided by Field Crops Research and Development Institute (FCRDI)

• Solving field problems related to field crops of farmers
• Providing breeder seeds of recommended breeder seed varieties
• Soil Testing Service

Services Provided by Seed Certification and Plant Protection Service (SCPPC)

• Issuance of import permits to import plant, planting material and plant products
• Supplying of seed samples of traditional crop varieties
• Providing information on  plant genetic resources
• Public awareness programme on  plant genetic resources
• Issuing phytosanitary certificate on  agricultural commodities at the Katunayaka International Airport
• Issuing phytosanitary certificate on  agricultural commodities at the Seaport Colombo
• Conducting Training Programmes on Plant Protection activities
• Introduction of the Bio control agents to control Salvinia and water hyacinth
• Fumigation of seed/food stores to protect from pest infestation
• Advisory service and treatments for household pest control such as Termite and Rats (house or field rats).
• Introduction of integrated pest management (IPM) programme to leafy vegetables
• Selection of superior fruit mother plants for multiplication
• Registration of seed production crops and certification of produced seeds of Rice, Field Crops and Vegetables
• Registration of fruit plant nurseries and certification of planting materials of fruits
• Seed testing for locally produced or important seeds
• Conducting post control verification trials for imported seeds and locally produced seeds against complains
• Training and awareness programme on quality seed and planting material production
• Registration of seed and planting material handlers under the Seed Act no 22, 2003
• Conducting inquiries on complains against seed or planting materials under the Seed Act
• Registration of Pesticides
• Certification for Pesticides dealers
• Certification for seller
• Field compliant on pesticides
• Awareness/ Training on Safe & effective use/handling of Pesticides
• Pesticide Analysis

Services Provided by Seed and Planting Material Development Centre (SPMDC)

Services Provided by Socio Economics and Planning Centre (SEPC)

Services Provided by Extension and Training Division

• Toll-free agriculture advisory service
• Visits to Agriculture Technology Parks in Gannoruwa and Batatha
• National telecasting on success stories of farmers (‘Mihikatha Dinuwo’ on Fridays at 6.45pm on National TV)
• Providing training on AV teaching aids and presentation technology
• Duplicating VCD/DVD on agricultural TV programmes broadcasted; ‘Mihikatha Dinuwo’ on Fridays at 6.45pm and ‘Govibimata Arunalu’ on Sundays at 6.30pm
• Conducting Agriculture Exhibitions
• Training on agriculture enterprise development
• Advisory service for establishing/ developing medium scale/ large scale commercial farms
• Agriculture extension services in Inter-provincial areas under major irr
• Radio programmes in Agriculture
• Sales of Agriculture publications