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SUGARCANE RESEARCH INSTITUTE
The Sugarcane Research Institute (SRI) is a statutory body established by the Act of Parliament no. 75 of 1981 (ratified on 29 December 1981), for conducting research on cultivation and processing of sugarcane to cater to technical and technological needs for the development of the sugar industry of Sri Lanka, which, until 1981 was undertaken by the Research and Development Division of the Sri Lanka Sugar Corporation (SLSC).
Goals & Objectives
The goals of the institute for the next six years are to:
– Increase productivity and/or reduce costs of cultivation and processing of sugarcane and of its co-products processing;
– Diversify sugarcane land use and processing industries;
– Protect sugarcane-growing/producing environment;
– Transfer technologies and promote their adoption;
– Ensure formulation and implementation of appropriate policies and regulatory measures required for the development of the sugar sector by relevant authorities; and
– Develop human resources with high-calibre scientists and state-of-the art research infrastructure, and gain access to latest scientific literature whilst providing the staff with congenial working and living environment to enable cutting-edge research in sugarcane and improve research outputs.
Main objectives of the institute are to:
– Enhance varietal diversity with improved commercial attributes in local sugarcane plantations;
– Improve sugarcane crop management;
– Ensure efficient utilization of land, soil and water resources in sugarcane production with minimum environment degradation;
– Diversify sugarcane land use;
– Mechanize sugarcane farming;
– Improve processing efficiencies of sugarcane and of its co products;
– Diversify sugarcane-based products;
– Increase stakeholder knowledge of sugarcane technologies and provide necessary institutional coordination and support for adoption/commercialization of such knowledge;
– Lead and guide authorities for formulation and implementation of policies and regulatory measures
– Ensure high-calibre staff;
– Ensure modern infrastructure and library and information technology (IT) facilities for research and technology transfer and development activities and congenial working environment for the staff; and
– Increase productivity of scientific, and technical and administrative support staff of the institute.