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EMPOWERING RURAL COMMUNITIES
Short Agricultural Training Programmes
for rural and social development and improving quality of life

Mission

Our mission is to provide a needs driven, practical agricultural and entrepreneurial training to resource poor farmers, commercial farmers and those who seek to earn a living by means of self-employment in agriculture.

Objectives

• To empower the previously disadvantaged rural communities to enabling them to farm substantially and independently or organized groups
• To promote food security across the country
• To improve agricultural production techniques and practices to promote increased productivity
• To improve quality of life of those who are directly and indirectly involved in food production

Target training sectors

• Internally displaced people / Rehabilitated persons
• Families with no breadwinners
• Existing farmers
• Wants to be entrepreneurs

Training Areas	Programmes
General agriculture	Home gardening Safe handling of agrochemicals Making organic fertilizer Crop protection (an integrated approach to improve quality and productivity) Irrigation techniques Post harvest technology
Farm Machinery	Using technology to increase your profits
Vegetable production	Growing vegetables for the market Managing your own nursery
Field crop production	Paddy cultivation Maize cultivation
Floriculture	Ornamental and foliage plants and cut-flowers
Fruit production	Growing banana / papaw / mango / oranges
Animal husbandry	Managing your own poultry unit Managing your own dairy unit Managing your own piggery unit Managing your own inland fish unit Managing your own goat unit Managing your own ornamental fish / freshwater fish units
Entrepreneurship	Agriculture is a business Going into business Agribusiness Entrepreneur

Target training sectors 

•  Agribusiness entrepreneurs
•  Agriculture promotion/extension officers
•  People in management positions 

Training Areas	Programmes
Agricultural Management	Marketing your produce Managing your finances Managing your own enterprise Developing your own business plan Plantation crop management
Human and social sciences	Be an effective communicator Managing conflicts in workplace Leadership Life orientation Motivation Meeting procedures

We also offer

•  Tailor-made training programmes to meet specific objectives/outputs
•  Training of Trainers (TOT) programmes 

Duration

1-day, 2-day and 3-day 

Locations

•  Auditoriums of CIC Seeds Farms at Pelwehera and Hingurakgoda (Residential facilities are available at these Centers)
•  Extensive range of various agricultural enterprises at strategic locations
•  Client’s own location if available (for group training)  

Facilitators

Internal and external trainers with extensive commercial experience I Agribusinesses and Human & Social sciences
Recognition
Certificate of Attendance/Participation/Competence depending on the type and duration of training 

Investment

 
Based on the type of training as well as training location 

Further information

 
Senarath de Zoysa
General Manager
Agri Education, Training & Consultancy
CIC Institute of Agribusinesses
465A,
William Gopallawa Mawatha
Kandy 

Telephone:	081 2 203433-5
Fax:	081 2 203402
Mobile:	077 2 852197
Email:	kandy@cicagri.com, senarath@cicagri.com