2nd International Conference on Agricultural and Rural Development in Southeast Asia

Strengthening Resilience, Equity and Integration in ASEAN Food and Agriculture Systems
12-13 November 2014 • Makati Shangri-La, Manila, Philippines

Dr. K.H. Sarananda

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Department of Agriculture
Sri Lanka
saranandahewage@yahoo.com

 

Kalehe Hewage Sarananda is a Research Officer at the Department of Agriculture of Sri Lanka. Among his duties is the design and conduct of postharvest research, particularly on minimizing postharvest losses of fruits and vegetables and on strategies towards meeting the challenges of growers and traders. Technology transfer is also an important part of his responsibilities. Dr. Sarananda is a visiting lecturer in many universities in Sri Lanka and has served on advisory boards and committees on curricular development in a number of these. He has also served as Board Member of the Institute of Postharvest Technology, the Cthi Rich Food Processing Memorial Center, and of the Food Science and Technology, Post Graduate Institute of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya. He has over 50 publications in his name. Dr. Sarananda has a PhD in Horticulture from the Wye College, University of London, United Kingdom. He earned his MSc in Horticulture from the University of the Philippines Los Baños, and his BSc in Agriculture from the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.

 

Session 2D: Marketing of Fruits and Vegetables in Sri Lanka through Competitive Supply Chain Management

 

 

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About the Organizer

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SEARCA is one of the 21 regional centers of the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO). Founded on 27 November 1966, SEARCA is mandated to strengthen institutional capacities in agricultural and rural development in Southeast Asia through graduate education, short-term training, research and development, and knowledge management.

Contact Us

For further information and inquiries, please contact:

Acting Program Head
Research and Development
Department, SEARCA
Los Baños, Laguna 4031 Philippines

ard2014@searca.org
Tel: +63 49 536-2287 loc 131