The Chairman of the Sri Lanka Cashew Corporation
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Chairman’s Message
When I was appointed as the Chairman of the Sri Lanka Cashew Corporation in November 2014, it was almost at the verge of collapse.
I was entrusted with the responsibility of rejuvenating the cashew industry in order to restore it's good name as early as possible.
I am extremely happy to state that I was able to fulfill both these responsibilities in a couple of months by introducing new managerial systems, healthy employer-employee relationships, new incentive schemes to satisfy the employee's aspirations and most importantly the eradication of malpractices by removing decadent rules and regulations.
Within six months, the Sri Lanka Cashew Corporation reached the break-even point and since then an upward trend was achieved in monthly income and a significant profit in marketing & sales of planting materials.
We are now not only gifted with felicitous cashew growers, processors, consumers but also a happy board of directors and employees.
Our team
Vice Chairman & Directors
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| Vice Chairman Mr. Mirihella W.M. Bandarathilaka |
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| Mr. Vidura Manchanayake |
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| Mr. M.R.M.I. Reeza |
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| Mr. R.K. Jayalath |
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| Mr. V.K. Lingarajah |
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| Mr. A.S.M. Faszmi |
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| Secretary to the Board Mr. D.K. Jayakodiarachchi |
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General Manager & Managers
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| General Manager Mr.D.K. Jayakodiarachchi |
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Deputy General Manager Mr. P.B. Kodikara |
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| Mr. M.T.S.K.Pieris – AGM Finance |
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| Mr. P.M.A.P.K. Wijetunga – AGM Plantation |
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| Mr. P.B. Kodikara – (Act.) AGM Policy & Planning |
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| Mr. R.M.P.Jayathissa - (Act.) Marketing |
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| Mr. G.B.B.Surendra - AGM Extension |
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| Mr.V.U.Liyanage - AGM Audit |
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| Mrs. P.B. Kodikara - AGM H.R.M. & Administration |
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Extension Division
Extension Service
Cashew represents a diversification crop option for the dry districts of Sri Lanka. Keeping in mind, the particular needs of the small scale farmers in the rural areas. They are provided with the following services by the Sri Lanka Cashew Corporation.
1. Cultivation under subsidy scheme.
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2. Home Garden Project-
To fulfill the domestic needs.
5-10 plants /per Farmer family.
3. Awareness programs and Farmer Training
Training of farmers by extension staff on advanced technology on cashew cultivation.
4. Follow-up programmes
After planting, monitoring, necessary advice is given by the extension staff.
5. Purchasing of Raw-nuts
During the harvesting season, raw cashew is purchased by extension staff at the farmers gate at a fair price.
6. Cottage Processing
Training is provided to establish cottage level processing units as well.
Marketing Division
Activities of the Marketing Division
- Sales of cashew and allied products through SLCC sales outlets.
- Supply of cashew in bulk to Hotels, Local Confectionery Industries and Airlines.
- Conduct raw Cashew Purchasing programmes to establish a guaranteed market for cashew growers and farmers.
- Conduct Training programme for cashew Processors.
- Develop and introduce cashew processing machineries for the cashew processing industry.
- Export promotion.
- Conducting of continuous research on New Product Development and quality improvement in accordance with the customer requirements.
- Running of cashew processing centers to produce quality cashew kernels and supply value added products to Local and International Market.
Cashew Processing Centers
| Cashew Processing Center Markevita, |
Cashew Processing Center St Mary's Road, |
Cashew Processing Center Baticaloa Road, |
Cashew Processing Training Center
| Cashew Processing Training Center Markevita Ja-Ela Sri Lanka TP: 0094 033-2225237 |
Cashew Corporation Sales Outlets
| Rajagiriya. Sales Outlet |
Kollupitiya. Sales Outlet TP: 0094 011 2575119 |
Pinnawala.
Sales Outlet Sri Lanka Cashew Corporation, Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage, Pinnawala,Sri Lanka
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Plantation Division
Presently, Sri Lanka Cashew Corporation maintains its cashew plantations as model farming units by adopting best agricultural practices inclusive of intercropping practices.
Objectives.
- Manage the plantations and commercial nurseries of SLCC, profitably.
- Carry out replanting and new planting activities to the optimum level.
- Maintain good relationships with villagers in and around the Estates.
- To serve as model plantations to investors and growers while training farmers in modern techniques.
- To serve as facilitator to investors and growers.
- Maintain plant propagation Nurseries.
Activities / Services
- To maintain SLCC owned plantations with replanting and new planting.
- Provide high quality planting materials to cashew growers and investors.
- To provide employment opportunities to villages as skill and unskilled workers.
- Provide eco-friendly lodging facilities in the Estate circuit bungalows situated in 3 different parts of the country. – Puttalam, Hambanthota, and Parcikuda (Batticaloa)
Plant Prorogation Nursery Centers
| Covering District | Location |
| Puttalam | Kamandaluwa-Plantation Andigama |
| Kurunegala | |
| Anuradapura | Kannattiya-Mihinthale |
| Mannar | |
| Vauniya | |
| Matale | Janakanthipuragama-Dambulla |
| Polonnaruwa | |
| Badulla | Aluththarama-Mahiyanganaya |
| Kandy | |
| Ampara | |
| Batticaloa | Hardy Plantation-Kiran-Batticaloa |
| Trincomalee | |
| Hambantota | Chandrikawewa |
| Rathnapura | |
| Monaragala | Kumbukkana-Bibila |
| Plantation | District | Location |
| Kamandaluwa Plantation | Puttalam | Andigama |
| Puttalam Plantation | Puttalam |
Karadipual, Puttalam |
| Eluwankulama Plantation | Puttalam |
Vanathavilluwa |
| Hardy Plantation | Batticaloa |
Kiran- Batticaloa |
| Mirijjawila Plantation | Hambantota |
Hambantota |
| Plant Prorogation Centers | District |
| Elkaduwa | Matale |
| Suduwathuraara | Monaragala |
| Vilachchiya | Anuradapura |
| Mahaoya | Ampara |
| Laggala – Naula | Matale |
| Circuit Bunglows | District |
| Puttalam Plantation | Karadipual-Puttalam |
| Hardy Plantation | Kiran-Batticaloa |
Research Division
Research and Development
The Sri Lanka Cashew Corporation in collaboration with the Faculty of Agriculture and Plantation Management of the Wayamba University of Sri Lanka, has developed 06 new Hybrid varieties of cashew.
Achievements
01. 1. Development of improved varieties and quality planting materials.
Six promising accessions namely.
WUCC – 5, 8, 9,13,19,21 were identified and released to far……
02. Improvement of agro techniques and plant protection methods.
Recommendations have been introduced as follows.
a) How varietal difference and seed size influence on seedling vigour
b) How environmental conditions affect survival and growth rate of softwood grafts.
c) Efficient nursery practices for cashew grafting.
d) Variability in a seedling population and its influence on productivity
e) Time of transplanting.
f) Detail studies on Helopeltis and its control through Red Ants and chemicals.
g) Stem Borer management studies and its control.
h) Control and management of common cashew diseases.
i) Development of a protocol for propagation of cashew through tissue culture.
03. Efficient use of fertilizer and relined inputs.
a) Effect of different soil types on growth of cashew.
b) Suitable nursery media and fertilizer management in cashew nurseries.
c) Detail recommendation on fertilizer application.
d) Research on soil properties of Eluwankulama mother plant garden.
04. On-going Research trials.
a) Performances of seedling plants and bud- grafted plants with the same treatments in two locations.
b) Possibility of producing planting material by patch budding.
c) Research to find-out suitable canopy height to collect maximum scions.
05. Publications
a) A book on cashew cultivation and Techniques.
b) Summarized form of above book in Tamil.
c) Recent Advances in Cashew Research.
d) Cashew Bulletin (in Sinhala and English)
e) Research and conference papers.
f) Three M.Phil thesis.
06. Pest control programme
Demonstration on Helopeltis antornni control system.
07. Research station
Kamandaluwa Research Station – Andigama Puttalam
Puttlam Research Station-Puttlam
Administration Division
Human resource management of the Corporation, ensuring a proper coordination with the employees and the public, while developing a creative, reliable and highly disciplined team to achieve the Vision and the Mission of the Sri Lanka Cashew Corporation.
Finance Division
Main functions of this division are:-
- Book keeping and maintaining the accounts of the Corporation
- Prepare Final Accounts of the Corporation
- Prepare Annual Budget estimates of the Corporation
- Assist the Managerial in all its activities
- Proper financial management of the Corporation
- Prepare monthly salaries of the all permanent staff of the Corporation.
- Prepare monthly accounts of the Corporation and send to the Department of Public Enterprises. Through the line ministry and get monthly capital and recurrent grants from the treasury.
- Prepare monthly Profit & Loss accounts of the Marketing & Cashew Processing Section and submit to the Board of Directors of the Corporation.
- Organize Annual Board of Survey at the end of the year.
Internal Audit Division
Main objective
To do Development Auditing to maximize the Economy, Efficiency & Effectiveness of the use of Resources of the Corporation.
Our Services
Service Provide by SLCC
- Provide Advisory services through Extension officers covering 25 Divisional secretary in 15 Districts.
- Introducing new cashew varieties to suit different climatic conditions to increase yield.
- Assisting growers to control pest and diseases, soil conservation, manufacture of organic manual etc.
- Purchase of raw nuts from growers and purchase of kernels from small scale processors.
- Assisting investors to implement projects.
- Training of small scale entrepreneurs.
- Assisting income generation and land utilization programs of the Government.
- Cashew Exports and Imports
