{"id":94,"date":"2018-09-11T10:55:47","date_gmt":"2018-09-11T10:55:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/?page_id=94"},"modified":"2026-08-09T17:37:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T17:37:22","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/iars\/siriwardena\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;193&#8243; img_size=&#8221;225*300&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;]<h1 class=\"fac-big-title fac-title text-left\" style=\"color:#4b4b4b\">BIOGRAPHY<\/h1>\n[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Dr. B. P. Siriwardena is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Agro-Technology at the University of Colombo Institute for Agro-Technology and Rural Sciences (UCIARS), University of Colombo. He has been serving at UCIARS since 2014 and holds a PhD in Agricultural Economics.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">His teaching and research interests include agricultural entrepreneurship, agricultural economics, technology adoption, distance and blended learning, and sustainable and organic farming. He is actively involved in teaching, research, academic publications, and extension-oriented activities aimed at developing the knowledge and entrepreneurial capacities of students, farmers, and agricultural entrepreneurs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Through his academic and professional work, Dr. Siriwardena is committed to promoting innovative and sustainable agricultural practices and contributing to the socio-economic development and modernization of Sri Lanka\u2019s agricultural sector.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<h3 class=\"fac-title text-left\" style=\"color:#4b4b4b\">Qualifications, Fellowships and Certifications<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"ul-card \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"degree\">PhD in Agricultural Economics<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">2025<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\"><p class=\"what\">Doctor of Philosophy (SLQF 12)<\/p><p class=\"where\">Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"degree\">MSc (CPT) <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">2017 - 2019<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\"><p class=\"what\"> Master of Science in Crop Production Technology (SLQF 10)<\/p><p class=\"where\">Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"degree\">BSc in Agriculture (Specialized in Agric.Economics) <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\"> 2010-2014<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\"><p class=\"what\"> Bachelor of the Science of Agriculture (Honors) (SLQF 6)<\/p><p class=\"where\">Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"degree\">Capacity Development on Blended Learning <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">2018<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\"><p class=\"what\"> <\/p><p class=\"where\">UCSC<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"degree\">PCM (SLIM) - 2012<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">2012<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\"><p class=\"what\"> <\/p><p class=\"where\">SLIM<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<h2 class=\"fac-title text-left\" style=\"color:#4b4b4b\">Positions<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"ul-dates \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span> present<\/span><span>2026<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Senior Lecturer<\/h4><p>Department of Agro Technology, University of Colombo Institute for Agro Technology and Rural Sciences (UCIARS)<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2026<\/span><span>2014<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Course Coordinator, Department of Agro-Technology<\/h4><p>Department of Agro-Technology, University of Colombo Institute for Agro Technology and Rural Sciences (UCIARS)<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;193&#8243; img_size=&#8221;225*300&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text] Dr. B. 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