Development Officer - Productivity enhancement, Research

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Manjula

Jayawardhana

Email : ***************@*****.***

Address : No.133/26/A, Vishwakala Road

Mampe, Piliyandala

Sri Lanka

Phone : 94-077*******

Date of Birth : Dec 22, 1979

Nationality : Sri Lankan

OBJECTIVE

To become innovative professional with a

track record of finding problems & developing

solutions to increase agricultural productivity

by gaining international knowledge & skills

with the experience related to crop & animal

production, agronomy & food processing

technology. Committed to attain peak level of

satisfaction.

EXPERIENCE

Bauddhaloka Mawatha., Colombo 07, Sri Lanka

Apr 2006 – May 2022

Development Officer

Department of Irrigation, Sri Lanka

16 years of experience in the field of

Irrigated Agriculture as a field officer

& engaged in productivity

enhancement of farmers and

institutional development of Farmer

Organizations in Irrigation Schemes

in Sri Lanka.

Proactively engaged in organizing &

conducting farm productivity

enhancement related awareness &

training programmes of the Irrigation

Department

Coordinating awareness & training

programmes conducted by other line

agencies for farmers in Irrigation

Schemes

Act as a resource person & a trainer of

the department for Invasive Alien

Species Management in the Irrigation

System.

Anagarika Dharmapala Mawatha, Dehiwala, Sri Lanka

May 2022 – Present

Development Officer

Department of National Zoological Gardens,

Sri Lanka

Engaging in production of animal foods

like grasses, fodders, forest trees, fruits &

vegetables in the zoo farm.

Proactively engaging Solid Waste

Management including related

researches in National Zoological

Gardens, Dehiwala, Sri Lanka.

Acting as the research coordinator of the

Department for researches conducted by

the university students & other agencies

in Dehiwala Zoo. Sri Lanka.

1. Pilot Project on Producing Compost Using Water Hyacinth in Polonnaruwa Region of Sri Lanka, 2022

2. Establishment of a Sensory Panel for Industrial Technology Institute in Sri Lanka, 2004

I hereby certify that above information furnished by me are true & accurate for the best of my knowledge.

K.M.S. Jayawardhana

EDUCATION

Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

2001 – March 2005

B.Sc. Agriculture

University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

Passed with a Second Class honors

Upper Division Pass

Specialized in Food Science &

Technology

Main subjects followed in English

Medium:

Food Science & Technology

Crop Science

Animal Science

Agriculture Biology

Agriculture Engineering

Agriculture Economics

Agriculture Extension

Colombo, Sri Lanka

2011 March – 2011 April

Short course on GIS Applications

Post Graduate Institute of Science

University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

Battarmulla, Sri Lanka

Comprehensive Training course on

Invasive Alien Species Control &

Management in Sri Lanka

Ministry of Mahaweli Development &

Environment, Sri Lanka

SKILLS

Commitment for the work

Team working

Continuous learning

Computer literacy (MS Office)

As a trainer on Invasive Alien Plant

Species Management & Control in

Irrigation System

Report writing skills

LANGUAGES

Proficient in Speaking & Writing in

English

PROJECTS

Hyderabad, India

2022 Nov – 2022 December

Solid Waste Management

Environmental Protection Training

Institute, Hyderabad

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