About Us

AgriHub is a digital platform providing farm extension services by the Faculty of Agriculture and Plantation Management connecting the farmers from the field with the experts from the University, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka. AgriHub is a step forward towards publicising the knowledge, research findings and expertise to the farm community in Sri Lanka by the Faculty Project AHEAD DOR-51 (AHEAD: Accelerating Higher Education Expansion and Development) funded by the World Bank.

Through the Project AHEAD DOR-51 the Faculty of Agriculture and Plantation Management has been able to successfully develop an “Integrated Woking Model to Improve the Socio-Economic & Environmental Sustainability of Intensive Agricultural Systems with Special Reference to Kalpitiya Peninsula”. A dedicated research team from the Faculty engaged in field surveys, experiments and farm trials for years to develop a multidisciplinary approach to ensure the socio-economic & environmental sustainability of intensive agricultural systems in Kalpitiya peninsula.

AgriHub provides the solutions to the farmers in the areas of; crop monitoring, ecofriendly fertilizer management, expert irrigation & fertigation, agronomic practices and crop microenvironment, agricultural knowledge and capacity building.

General Objective

To develop an integrated multidisciplinary approach to ensure the socio-economic & environmental sustainability of intensive agricultural systems in Kalpitiya peninsula

Specific Objectives

To introduce ecofriendly & evidence-based fertilizer management systems
To improve agronomic practices & microenvironment to minimize usage of agrochemicals
To introduce expert systems for fertigation and crop suitability planning
To develop the capacity & knowledge base of farmers in terms of environmental friendly sustainable agricultural practices