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are over 75 founder members of the Association who had visited RDA, Korea
as trainees, exchange mission experts, official representatives, collaborative
researchers, honorary scientists, as well as presenters or participants
in conferences, seminars and workshops over the past two decades. The SriLanKoRDAA
is the fifth Alumni Association of the RDA organized in foreign countries
and we are very grateful to the RDA leadership for taking the initiative
and for providing the seed money to organize this important Association.
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RDA, being the lead organization in Korea’s national agricultural
research and extension systems, has a lot to offer to as well as benefit
from Sri Lanka, which too has a diversified agricultural set-up with fairly
advanced research, extension and educational systems. The two countries
had, in the past, implemented successfully many agricultural projects
collaboratively. This was made possible not only because of the availability
of technical expertise but also due to the cultural compatibility and
the warm interpersonal relationship among the scientists of the two countries.
We, the founder members of the Sri LanKoRDAA, are committed to maintaining
the solidarity among the members and to contribute the utmost to ensure
the growth of the Association from strength to strength leading to the
achievement of the common goal for the benefit of both Sri Lanka and Korea.
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