RARDC, Bandarawela, is situated 3 km from Bandarawela on the Road to Diyathalawa. It was established in 1972 to serve the Up Country Intermediate Zone (UCIZ), which is spread over the Badulla and Moneragala Districts. The elevation above sea level at Bandarawela is 1300 m; the annual average rainfall is between 1100 and 1400 mm and the monthly average temperature are between 15 C (in February) and 27 C (in May and June). The region consists mainly at Red Yellow Podzolic soils which are strongly acidic. The centre functions under the purview of HORDI, Gannoruwa and caters to the technical needs of the farming community in the Uva province and the Balangoda Agricultural segment of Rathnapura District. The mandate of the centre is to generate and disseminate cost effective and eco-friendly technology to increase production of vegetables, fruits, Root and tuber crops and flower crops grown in the UCIZ. The centre has four sub-stations- Agricultural Research Stations at Rahangala and Maduruketiya, Adaptive Research Unit at Muthukandiya and Citrus Research Station, Bibile, which help to strengthen the location specific research and development programmes at the centre.