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Steering Committee

Member
Organization
Dr. C.Kudagamage
Director General of Agriculture
DOA, Sri Lanka dgagri@sri.lanka.net
Department of Agriculture
Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Tel.: (+94) 812388331
Fax: (+94) 812388333
Dr. (Mrs.) K.K.S. Fernando, Director, SCPPC,
scppc@sltnet.lk

Seed Certification and Plant Protection Centre(SCPPC), Gannoruwa, Peradeniya,   Sri Lanka
Tel.: (+94) 812384226
Fax: (+94) 812388077

Dr. D.H. Muthukuda Arachchi
Deputy Director,PGRC, (National Coorinator of the Project)
pgrc@slt.lk
 Plant Genetic Resources Centre (PGRC), Gannoruwa, Peradeniya, P.O Box 59, Sri Lanka
Tel: (+94) 812388494 
Fax: (+94) 812388490
Dr.(Mrs.) J. De Zoysa
Director, HORDI,
hordiresearch@yahoo.com
Horticultural Crops  Research Institute (HORDI)
Gannoruwa, Peradeniya,Sri Lanka
Tel: (+94) 812388011
Fax: (+94) 812388234
Dr. Nimal Dissanayake, Director, RRDI
rice@mail.ac.lk
Rice Research and Development Insitute,Batalagoda, Ibbagamuwa, Sri Lanka
Tel: (+94) 372259881
Fax: (+94) 372259881    
Dr. Laxman Amarasinghe, Director, FCRDI, dirmi@sltnet.lk Field Crops  Research and Development Insitute, Maha Illuppallama 
Tel.: (+94)252388651
Fax: (+94)252249132
Mr. Gaminie Gamage, Director, Biodiversity, gaminigamage@yahoo.com  Ministry of Environment, "Parisara Piyasa" Robert Gunawardena Mawata, Battaramulla
Tel.: (+94) 112887454
Fax: (+94) 112887454
Dr. D.S.A. Wijesundara, Director, Department of Botanic Gardens   
dirngb@sltne.lk
Royal Botanical Gardens, Peradeniya
T el.: (+94) 812388238
Fax: (+94) 812388238
Dr. Palitha Wikramasingha, Director            
ddrexag@sltnet.lk
Department of Export Agriculture, Gatambe, Peradeniya
Tel.: (+94) 812388651
Fax: (+94) 812388738
Prof. C.S. Weerarathne, Cairman,     
csweera@sltnet.lk
Sugarcane Research Board, Tellawala Road, Ratmalana, Sampathpaya, Battaamulla     
Tel.: (+94) 112607161
Fax: (+94) 112605759
Mr. A. Sathurusinghe, Conservator of Forest Department of Forest, Head Office,  Rajamalwatte Road, Battaramulla
Tel.: (+94)
Fax: (+94)
Dr. M.T. Ziyard Mohamad, Director, TRI
ziyadthaha@yahoo.com

Tea Research Institute, St. Coombs, Talawakele
Tel.: (+94) 512222601
Fax: (+94) 522258229

Prof. Buddhi Marambe, Dean, deanagri@pdn.ac.lk Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya.         
Tel.: (+94) 812388041
Fax: (+94) 812388041
Mr. P. Podinilame, Director chd@wow.lk Human Resources Development Centre, Tholangamuwa, Sri Lanka
Tel.: (+94) 352267138
Fax: (+94) 354680649
Mr. S.L. Bogahawatte, Deputy Direor,  DOA pmeu@sltnet.lk Progress Monitoring and Evaluation Unit, Department of Agriculture, Peradeniya                             
Tel.: (+94) 812388696
Fax: (+94) 812388696
Dr. Mrs. C. Jayasekara, Director, CRI,     
directorcri@cri.lk
Coconut Research Institute, Bandirippuwa, Lunuwila          
Tel.: (+94) 312255300
Fax: (+94) 312257391
Mr. Dayananda Kariyawasam,  Director General Department of Wildlife, 18, Gregory's Road, Colombo 7
Tel.: (+94)
Fax: (+94)
Mr. P.B. Kodikara, Director Sri Lanka Cashew Corporation,  Colombo 3 
Fax: 011-2577267


 
National Links
Department of Agriculture
Department of Export
Agriculture
Ministry of Environment
Coconut Research Institute
Tea Research Institute
Sugarcane Research Institute 
University of Peradeniya

International Links
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Global Plan of Action for the Conservation and Sustainable use of PGRFA (GPA)
World Information and Early Warming System (WIEWS)
Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (CGRFA)
Bioversity International (IPGRI)
Convention on Biological Diversity
For more information, please contact:  

Mechanism's Curator

Ms. S.C.J. Dissanayake, Research Officer  
Data Management Unit , Plant Genetic Resources Centre
P.O Box 59, Gnnoruwa, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Tel.: (+94)812388494
Fax:081-2388490
E-mail:
pgrc@slt.lk

National Project Coordinator

Dr. D.H. Muthukuda Arachchi
GPA National Focal Point and Deputy Director , Plant  Genetic Resources Centre
P.O Box 59, Gannoruwa, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Tel.: (+94)812388494
Fax: 0812388490 
E-mail: pgrc
@slt.lk