Aquatic Resources Development and Quality Improvement Project
ADB Loan No. 1910/1911 SRI (SF)

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The project will support aquatic resource development and improvement to enhance food security and reduce poverty specially in rural areas. Project interventions will encourage community-based and private-sector-led development of the sub sector. The focus of the project will be to develop and demonstrate models that can be easily replicated by community-based organizations and by private entrepreneurs. With this in view the project design centres on development of small –scale, low cost infrastructure at the community level and supporting entrepreneurship development by providing access to (i) Technology, (ii)Technical expertise, (iii) Information Systems, (iv) Credit and(v) Extension services. Through institutional strengthening activities the project will assist the NAQDA to build its technical and financial capacity to support these developments and to become a financially self sustaining organization.
 
Objectives:
The project will promote market-Driven and sustainable management of inland fisheries and aquaculture through resource development and quality improvement to enhance food security and reduce poverty specially in rural areas. 		 
   
Implementing Agency:
 National Aquaculture Development Authority (NAQDA)
National Development Bank (NDB)
National Development Trust Fund (NDTF)
University of Peradeniya
 
Project Districts (09)
Aniuradhapuraya, Polonnaruwa,Kurunegala, Puttalam, Nuwara_eliya, Rathnapura, Badulla, Moneragala and Hambantota
 
Project Copmonents
A) Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture B) Fish Quality Improvement and Marketing C) Facilitating Access to Credit D) Institutional Strengthening
   
 
Project Director-
 Mr Jayantha Chandrasoma
Tel:(94-11)2393756, (94-11)4718255
Email: pdardqip@sltnet.lk		 Project Accountant
Mrs N.J.S.Lenora
Tel:(94-11)2399953 		Manager/Inland Fisheries & Aquaculture Development
 Mr R.M.B.U. Rajapakshe
Tel:(94-60)2144375
Manager/Civil Works
Mr Tissa Vithanage
Tel:(94-11)2393757 		Manage PIU
 Mr A.G.de Silva
Tel:(94-11)2399952