The human recourses in higher education institutions and in other organizations in Sri Lanka are not properly utilized contrast to other countries to train the manpower for future generations especially in the fields of agricultural and social sciences. However, undergraduates who are working in different institutions are keen to find postgraduate opportunities for their career development. The main objective of this degree program is to cater the demand for postgraduate studies of the fields of agricultural and natural resource management especially in Southern Sri Lanka as well as in the country considering emerging fields in the present. Secondly, the available expertise human resources in University of Ruhuna and other government and non - governmental institutions can be utilized to train the manpower needed to development process of Sri Lanka. Thirdly, it is believed that through research component of the degree program, the university can enhance its research activities to solve the problems especially in Southern Sri Lanka
