Sub-sector clusters

Twelve clusters built around Eastern Province's real value chains, ecology and post-conflict context.

Cashew Value Chain

Production, processing and export of cashew from the Eastern dry-zone belt (Ampara, Trincomalee).

Cold-chain, women cooperatives, value addition centred on Ampara dairy hub.

Marine, lagoon and inland fisheries with post-harvest, traceability and women processors.

Drought-tolerant varieties, tank cascades, crop insurance and farmer field schools.

Underexploited Eastern coconut and palmyrah value chains for SME and export.

Microenterprise, cottage industry and women-led value-addition businesses.

Vocational, NVQ and employment-linked training for Tamil/Muslim/Sinhala youth.

Safe drinking water, sanitation and CKDu-belt response in interior DS divisions.

Multi-hazard early warning, drought/flood/cyclone preparedness, resilient livelihoods.

Mangrove restoration, lagoon ecosystem and blue-carbon livelihoods.

Pasikudah–Arugam Bay corridor, homestays, agro-tourism and cultural heritage.

Mobile advisory, marketplaces, traceability and IoT for smallholders.