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06 February 2025
The inaugural Catalyzing Climate-Smart Agriculture: Public-Private-People Forum convened recently in Colombo, bringing together key stakeholders from the private sector, government, civil society, and international development partners to address pressing challenges in Sri Lanka’s agriculture sector through innovative climate-smart solutions. The Forum, jointly organized by the Ministry of Environment and the Food...
The inaugural Catalyzing Climate-Smart Agriculture: Public-Private-People Forum convened recently in Colombo, bringing together key stakeholders from the private sector, government, civil society, and international development partners to address pressing challenges in Sri Lanka’s agriculture sector through innovative climate-smart solutions. The Forum, jointly organized by the Ministry of Environment and the Food...
25 October 2024
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), with funding from the government of Norway, has taken a significant step toward enhancing resilience and sustainability in Sri Lanka’s fisheries sector by handing over a multi-day fishing boat equipped with advanced cooling technology and a fuel-saving bulbous bow. This...
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), with funding from the government of Norway, has taken a significant step toward enhancing resilience and sustainability in Sri Lanka’s fisheries sector by handing over a multi-day fishing boat equipped with advanced cooling technology and a fuel-saving bulbous bow. This...
27 August 2024
In a bid to combat the escalating challenges posed by climate change, Sri Lanka has commenced the formulation of its first Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) Investment Plan. This landmark initiative, funded by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in...
In a bid to combat the escalating challenges posed by climate change, Sri Lanka has commenced the formulation of its first Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) Investment Plan. This landmark initiative, funded by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in...
27 June 2024
Smallholder farmers report profits of over one million rupees per cultivation season from 0.25 acres of land after adopting GAP. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) modernized farms and introduced Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) to over 600 smallholder vegetable farmers in Badulla, Monaragala, and Mullaitivu districts. The initiative...
Smallholder farmers report profits of over one million rupees per cultivation season from 0.25 acres of land after adopting GAP. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) modernized farms and introduced Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) to over 600 smallholder vegetable farmers in Badulla, Monaragala, and Mullaitivu districts. The initiative...
30 May 2024
Colombo, Sri Lanka - This week, 28 multi-day fishing vessel owners, boat builders, and government fishery officials convened in Colombo to explore fuel-saving options for long-line vessels in Sri Lanka. “Increasing fuel prices have impacted the profits of fishers as well as fish prices for local consumers in Sri Lanka,”...
Colombo, Sri Lanka - This week, 28 multi-day fishing vessel owners, boat builders, and government fishery officials convened in Colombo to explore fuel-saving options for long-line vessels in Sri Lanka. “Increasing fuel prices have impacted the profits of fishers as well as fish prices for local consumers in Sri Lanka,”...
