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The Performance Review of the Field Crop Research and Development Institute (FCRDI)

The Performance Review of the Field Crop Research and Development Institute (FCRDI) was initiated in 2026. The three member review panel consisting of Dr. Nanda Senanayake (Chairman of the Review Panel), Prof. H.L. Darshani Weerahewa and Dr. M.T.M. Dayani Renuka Perera, visited the FCRDI main institute at Mahailluppallama as well as the Grain Legumes and Oil Crops Research & Development Centre (GLORDC) operating under FCRDI, in Angunakolapelessa. The panel carried out several discussions with the Director, Additional Director and Heads of Divisions as well as all categories of staff members, and visited the separate divisions under FCRDI & GLORDC. The panel also had the opportunity to visit the crop fields under FCRDI and had a discussion with a Farmer Association who receive services from FCRDI. The review process is currently ongoing and the panel is expecting to conduct a comprehensive review within the next months.

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