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12 July 2021
There was a dramatic worsening of world hunger in 2020, the United Nations said today - much of it likely related to the fallout of COVID-19. While the pandemic's impact has yet to be fully mapped*, a multi-agency report estimates that around a tenth of the global population - up...
There was a dramatic worsening of world hunger in 2020, the United Nations said today - much of it likely related to the fallout of COVID-19. While the pandemic's impact has yet to be fully mapped*, a multi-agency report estimates that around a tenth of the global population - up...
29 June 2021
Colombo, Sri Lanka: The newly appointed Representative of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) for Sri Lanka and Maldives Mr Vimlendra Sharan presented his credentials to Hon. Dinesh Gunawardena, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. Speaking following the presenting of credentials...
Colombo, Sri Lanka: The newly appointed Representative of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) for Sri Lanka and Maldives Mr Vimlendra Sharan presented his credentials to Hon. Dinesh Gunawardena, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. Speaking following the presenting of credentials...
17 June 2021
Colombo - The National Food Systems Dialogue was organized by the Ministry of Agriculture to identify challenges in building sustainable food systems in Sri Lanka, ranging from production, processing, distribution, consumption and disposal of food products. Minister of Agriculture, Mahindananda Aluthgamage in his message to the participants of the National Food...
Colombo - The National Food Systems Dialogue was organized by the Ministry of Agriculture to identify challenges in building sustainable food systems in Sri Lanka, ranging from production, processing, distribution, consumption and disposal of food products. Minister of Agriculture, Mahindananda Aluthgamage in his message to the participants of the National Food...
31 May 2021
Colombo – The first Geo-Zone Coordination Meeting for the Implementation of the FAO Global Action on Fall Armyworm (FAW) Control in South Asia was hosted by the FAO Asia-Pacific Regional Office recently. Representatives from the Department of Agriculture in Sri Lanka, the FAW Task Force and the FAO Representation in...
Colombo – The first Geo-Zone Coordination Meeting for the Implementation of the FAO Global Action on Fall Armyworm (FAW) Control in South Asia was hosted by the FAO Asia-Pacific Regional Office recently. Representatives from the Department of Agriculture in Sri Lanka, the FAW Task Force and the FAO Representation in...
21 May 2021
Kandy, Sri Lanka - Women dominate the first and second export revenue sectors of the Sri Lankan economy, apparel and tea. About 75 percent of Sri Lanka’s tea comes from small-growers, mostly consisting up to 10 acres of family-grown estates. Small-holding growers, are the backbone of the tea industry in Sri...
Kandy, Sri Lanka - Women dominate the first and second export revenue sectors of the Sri Lankan economy, apparel and tea. About 75 percent of Sri Lanka’s tea comes from small-growers, mostly consisting up to 10 acres of family-grown estates. Small-holding growers, are the backbone of the tea industry in Sri...
