Shoora Goviya (The Best Farmer)







Status
An on-going project which is also a National Event conducted annually
Goal
To encourage young people to enter the profession of farming as a professional vocation
Objectives
To establish farming as an acceptable profession of high caliber and responsibility
To expose young farmers to immerging technologies and entrepreneurial management practices
Target Group
Any Sri Lankan from anywhere in the country with own farming resources
Those who reached top 15 in the previous year are not eligible.
Methodology
The primary methods for achieving the goal and objectives of this project are:
Creation of well structured and island-wide farming competition amongst eligible citizens
Involvement of an independent and reputed panel of professionals from government, non-government and private sector institutions for the selection process of the competition
RUHUSEF team for the organization and logistical inputs
Use of extensive media coverage both electronic and print, throughout the competition
Special meetings and training sessions for competitors on the use of technological and management know-how in different parts of the country in a form of seminars and demonstrations.
Outputs and monitoring indicators:
Number of entries, number taking part and number completing the competition compared to previous year
Recognition given to the winners
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