| (1) The general objects of the Institute shall be-
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| (a) to foster, assist, encourage and co-operate in agrarian research; | | |
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| (b) to co-ordinate agrarian research undertaken by Government departments, local authorities, public Corporations and other institutions; | | |
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| (c) to carry out investigations and research relating to institutional factors affecting the development of agriculture ; | | |
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| (d) to undertake investigations, research and studies relating to economic use of land for agricultural purposes ; | | |
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| (e) to carry out socio-economic research relating to agricultural and rural development; | | |
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| (f) to Provide or implement training facilities and programmes relating to agrarian research, either alone or in association with other institutions in Ceylon or abroad and to award diplomas, degrees, prizes and distinctions in connection therewith ; | | |
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| (g) to sponsor and hold conferences and seminars, and publish journals and magazines in connection with agrarian research and training; | | |
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| (h) to carry out such research relating to problems of agrarian structure in co-operation with Asian countries in order to serve their regional needs and provide a centre for the collection and dissemination of information on agrarian problems ; and | | |
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| (i) to relate such research to problems connected with agrarian development and modernization with special reference to Ceylon and other Asian countries in general. | | |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts