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• RSC VII (Galle & Deniyaya Regions)

  Regional Scientific Committee Meeting of Galle and Deniyaya Regions was held on 26th August 2011 at the Plantation Human Development Trust, Walahanduwa. Managers and Assistant Mangers of the corporate sector tea estates and TRI representatives were participated at the event.

• 223rd Experiment and Extension Forum - Corporate Sector
  

  The meeting was held on 29th July 2011 at the TRI Auditorium, Talawakelle.
  Theme:
  The Challenges for Sri Lankan Tea - Satisfying Current Global Market Requirements
  Presentations:
  Keynote Address by the Director, TRI
  Quality Improvement of Orthodox Rotorvane Type of Tea through Optimization of Degree of Wither
  Use of a Combination of Different Mesh Sizes for Roll-Breakers in Orthodox Tea Processing for Quality Improvement
  Standards of Tea to Meet Market Requirements
  Participation:
  Executive Officials of Regional Plantations Companies, Members of Tea Research Board, Consultative Committee on Research, Consultative Committee on Estate and Advisory, Planter’s Associations, Regional Scientific Committees, Tea Small Holder Authority, Tea Exporters, Brokers and Private Factory Owners Association, Universities, National Institute of Plantation Management and TRI Research and Extension Staff

• 26th Experiment and Extension Forum - Smallholder Sector
  

  The meeting was held on 24th June 2011 at the Auditorium of the TRI Low country Regional Centre, Ratnapura.
  Theme:
  Problems and Challenges for Tea Smallholder Sector: Way Forward
  Presentations:
  Keynote Address by Deputy Director Research (Production), TRI
  An Economic Analysis of Present Tea Smallholdings
  Possible Mechanization in Tea Smallholder Lands
  Outcome of the Recently Carried-out Study in Deniyaya Bush Debilitation
  Shot-hole Borer Management
  Participation:
  Chairman, General Manager, Deputy General Managers, Regional Managers, Assistant Regional Mangers and Senior Tea Inspectors of Tea Small Holding Development Authority
  Representatives of Tea Smallholder Development Societies
  Officials of the Sri Lanka Tea Board
  Research and Extension staff of the Tea Research Institute of Sri Lanka

• Agronomic Profile of the Corporate Sector Tea Plantations in Sri Lanka
  

  Launching ceremony of the “Agronomic Profile of the Corporate Sector Tea Plantations in Sri Lanka: A diagnostic Study in the Corporate Tea Sector” Report was held on the 05th April 2011 at the Hector Kobbekaduwa Agrarian Research and Training Centre, Colombo.

  Additional Secretary (Development) to the Ministry of Plantation Industries and CEOs and the senior management of all RPCs, TRI management and the scientist were participated at this occasion.

• ‘Para Extension Aide” (PEA) approach
  

  “Para Extension Aide” approach has been introduced in a pilot scale, for the middle level employees (supervisory staff) to train them as “Extension Assistants” on important subject areas and to use them effectively to narrow down the gap between managerial and grass root level employees.

  Two training programs on soil and fertility management were held at the Tangakelle estate on 26th and 27th April 2011.

• Regional Technical and Extension Forum meetings
  

  Regional Technical and Extension Forum (RTEF) meetings are meant for bringing the feedback on tea cultivation from the field level Extension workers to the TRI researchers and to update the extension worker’s knowledge on new technologies.

  First round of the meetings for 2011, were held on the following dates:

  • Nuwaraeliya region: May 13 at the TRI Talawakelle: No. of Participants 55
  • Kalutara Region: May 20 at the TRI Matugama centre: No. of participants 15
  • Matara region: June 2 at the Deniyaya regional centre: No. of participant 22
  • Kandy region: June 3 at the Kandy regional centre: No. of participant 26
  • Galle region: June 10 at the Kottawa regional centre: No. of participant 24
  • Badulla region: June 20 at the Passara regional centre: No. of participant 25
    

• National Diploma of Plantation Extension Management (NDPEM)
  

  The tea module of the NDPEM was held at the TRI, Talawakelle for a period of ten days during May and June. 15 participants from Tea, Rubber, Coconut and other sectors were participated in this program. The National Institute of Plantation Management was organized and coordinated this program.