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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,”...
25 April 2024
The Japanese Government has provided a grant of US$3 million through the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), to strengthen inland fisheries and improve rural livelihoods in partnership with the Ministry of Fisheries. The US$ 3 million initiative will bolster food and nutritional security and fortify resilience by...
The Japanese Government has provided a grant of US$3 million through the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), to strengthen inland fisheries and improve rural livelihoods in partnership with the Ministry of Fisheries. The US$ 3 million initiative will bolster food and nutritional security and fortify resilience by...
07 March 2024
Polonnaruwa: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Department of Agriculture in collaboration with the European Union (EU), have launched a transformative initiative aimed at enhancing the knowledge and practices of Integrated Plant Nutrient Management (IPNM) among paddy farmers across Sri Lanka. This initiative is...
Polonnaruwa: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Department of Agriculture in collaboration with the European Union (EU), have launched a transformative initiative aimed at enhancing the knowledge and practices of Integrated Plant Nutrient Management (IPNM) among paddy farmers across Sri Lanka. This initiative is...
22 February 2024
Colombo, Sri Lanka – Forty countries from the Asia and Pacific region today agreed that transforming agrifood systems was imperative to providing food security for their children’s generation and beyond, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported today. The summation was delivered at today’s close of the...
Colombo, Sri Lanka – Forty countries from the Asia and Pacific region today agreed that transforming agrifood systems was imperative to providing food security for their children’s generation and beyond, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported today. The summation was delivered at today’s close of the...
