KOICA supports Bingiriya farmers

The launching ceremony of Bingiriya Development Foundation - Training Manual for Anthurium and Cut Foliage, written by Dr Yoon, Jang Won under the Bingiriya Agriculture Export Zone Project was held at the Export Development Board (EDB) recently.

EDB Director General Sujatha Weerakoon, other EDB officials, KOICA Resident Representative Cho, Sang-woo, Dr. Yoon, Jang Won and KOICA staffs attended the ceremony.

As part of the the World Friends Korea (WFK) Advisors Programme under KOICA's technical cooperation activities, Dr. Yoon since arriving in Sri Lanka in June 2010 had been providing consultations in the sector of agriculture and floriculture to EDB by sharing his experiences in farming technology and rural development in Korea with especially farmers in the Bingiriya area. He also made efforts to empower local women's capacities on flower gardening to develop high quality export flower products and promote local farmers' income.

As a final outcome of his two year long service to EDB, this manual was designed to improve practical skills to increase agriculture productivity and to build capacities of local farmers for income generation. Through Dr. Yoon's two year service as an expert of KOICA's WFK Advisors Programme, KOICA has pledged support to EDB's efforts to develop the first export zone in Bingiriya aiming at local farmers' income generation in Sri Lanka.