1. Improving Agriculture Resilience in Rural Dry Zone Communities.
A project funded by the :-
Project partners:-

2. Problems addressed by the action
Ongoing degradation of the natural forest areas.
Poor natural resources management
Weak approaches climate change sensitive approaches
Undervalued sustainable agriculture approaches

3. Objectives
To improve the resilience of Sri Lanka’s dry land farmers to effects of land degradation and climate change
To enhance sustainable agriculture, natural resource management and income security of dry land farming communities in Sri Lanka

4. Expected outcomes
Income diversification and strengthening of income streams
Enhanced crop management
Water collecting small tanks – rainwater collection & aquaculture
A2E – Access to Agriculture Extension program
Enhanced village level market orientation
Community woodlots for alternative firewood production
Strengthened local seed saving mechanisms
Restoration of degraded forest ecosystems

5. Multi district approach
Implemented in the North and North central provinces
Targeting communities that face threats due to climate change
Focusing on community based adaptation strategies

6. Project Location –Vavunia District
9GN’s in Vengalacheddikulam DSD
War affected families
Incidence of natural disasters ( Flood)
Forest Edge Communities
GN represents larger portion of Samudhi beneficiaries
Proximity to Natural water reservoirs
Families with CBO/ RDS/ FO membership

7. Landscape Level Planning

8. Vulnerability indicators

9. Community partnerships-CBO’s
Ongoing Progress
Community partnerships-CBO’s
Community level project partners selected in all GN’s- from local farmer organizations and rural development societies
MOU’s finalized –
nine CBO/ RDS from selected villages
Community Extension Trainee – selected through the CBO
To function as a community level knowledge disseminator in each GN
To monitor and provide sustainability technologies to the village

10. Trainings provided to CBO and their representatives in
Progress Capacity Development
Trainings provided to CBO and their representatives in
Organic agriculture
Analog forestry restoration
Soil enhancement
Social mobilization

11. Progress Village level resource Maps
A village level resource Map will help identify locally available resources
Such as water forests and soil resources.

12. Progress Village level household maps
Base maps completed for 830 farms. Environmental designing of sites ongoing.

13. Selected Villages and GN’s
Criteria selected for BLP
War affected
Vulnerability of the HH ( Economic , social and
environmental )
Ownership of the highland
Incidence of the Chronic Renal Failure
Membership of the RDS/ CBO/ FO
Methodology
Individual HH survey
Using Mobile Phones
Two main components assessed
HH interviews
Designing the basic map of the HG

14. Thank you.
Charith Senanayake Managing director Matara Road Galle