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10 October 2017
“We are so happy with our FTT-Thiaroye ovens that we wish women fish operators throughout the African continent could take advantage of the same benefits,” said Micheline Dion, President of the Côte d'Ivoire National Union of Women in Fisheries Societies, in June 2014, in an interview during a headquarters-based committee...
“We are so happy with our FTT-Thiaroye ovens that we wish women fish operators throughout the African continent could take advantage of the same benefits,” said Micheline Dion, President of the Côte d'Ivoire National Union of Women in Fisheries Societies, in June 2014, in an interview during a headquarters-based committee...
31 August 2017
Marking a milestone in the agricultural sector in the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka, the Agriculture In-Service Training Institute (ISTI) was declared open by President Maithripala Sirisena in Batticaloa yesterday. The ISTI was reconstructed by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) with funding of EUR 456,600...
Marking a milestone in the agricultural sector in the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka, the Agriculture In-Service Training Institute (ISTI) was declared open by President Maithripala Sirisena in Batticaloa yesterday. The ISTI was reconstructed by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) with funding of EUR 456,600...
23 August 2017
In 2016 the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Government of Sri Lanka agreed to a project focussed on capacity building to combat Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated fishing (IUU fishing). IUU fishing contributes to overfishing and the depletion of fish stocks, undermines sustainable fisheries management,...
In 2016 the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Government of Sri Lanka agreed to a project focussed on capacity building to combat Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated fishing (IUU fishing). IUU fishing contributes to overfishing and the depletion of fish stocks, undermines sustainable fisheries management,...
FAO and the Ministry of Education support school garden initiative for better nutrition in Sri Lanka
05 July 2017
The Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) together with the Ministry of Education hosted a ceremony on Tuesday, 4 July 2017 at Wijerama Maha Vidyalaya in Udahamulla, Nugegoda to highlight the importance of school gardens for child nutrition and life skills. The event took place in the...
The Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) together with the Ministry of Education hosted a ceremony on Tuesday, 4 July 2017 at Wijerama Maha Vidyalaya in Udahamulla, Nugegoda to highlight the importance of school gardens for child nutrition and life skills. The event took place in the...
30 June 2017
Sri Lanka’s first Multi-Species Marine Finfish Hatchery was inaugurated in Tharmapuram, Batticaloa to facilitate the development of marine finfish farming, and produce sufficient amounts of marine fish to meet the demands of the national and international markets. The hatchery was ceremonially declared open by Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources...
Sri Lanka’s first Multi-Species Marine Finfish Hatchery was inaugurated in Tharmapuram, Batticaloa to facilitate the development of marine finfish farming, and produce sufficient amounts of marine fish to meet the demands of the national and international markets. The hatchery was ceremonially declared open by Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources...
