Units

The faculty farm maintains several units for the student demonstrations such as

• Plant nursery and protected net house
• Medicinal Garden
• Export agricultural crop garden
• Organic unit

We produce certified seed paddy under the registration of Seed Act 2003 with collaboration of Seed certification service, Mahailluppallama to the local farmer communities in the Dry zone of Sri Lanka.

The animal production unit consists of several sub units as follows

• Dairy unit
• Poultry unitn
• Goat and Sheep unit
• Duck–Fish integrated unit

We maintain breeds of animals for practicals and demonstration purposes of the undergraduates. In the near future we are planning to start a commercial feed formulation unit, mushroom production unit, apiary, inland fishery breeding unit and rabbitary for students´ practicals and production purposes. We are producing curd, yoghurt, eggs, chicken, fresh milk (goat, cow), ice cream, compost, seed paddy, fruits and vegetables to the commercial market. Also we have started a sales center in front of the Faculty to sell all of our farm products at reasonable prices to anyone.