The Progress 2024 of the Climate Smart Irrigated Agriculture Project in Northern Province

The Climate Smart Irrigated Agriculture Project (CSIAP), which is a world bank funded project, has been implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture in eleven districts (Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa, Kurunegala, Puttalam, Mullaitivu, Kilinochchi, Batticaloa, Ampara, Trincomalee, Monaragala and Hambantota) in the dry zone covering six Provincial Councils (North Central, North Western, Northern, Eastern, Uva and Southern). The total cost of the project is US $125 million and it improves the mitigation, adaptation and productivity of agriculture for more than 470,000 small farmers in 6 provinces. This six year long project will end in 2024.
The objective of this project is to improve climate resilience of smallholder farming communities and increase the productivity of climate smart agriculture in selected climatically vulnerable Hot Spot Areas in the selected river basins of Sri Lanka. This objective will be achieved through improved and modernized management of irrigation water, drought and flood protection systems, increased adaptation of climate-smart agricultural practices and technologies, optimized agricultural diversification, better post-crop harvest management practices, and increased linkage and access to better prices and markets.