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21 December 2016
The environs of the Podiwewa, a minor irrigation tank in Monaragala was a hive of activity recently as the villagers from Thimbirigas-ara in Buttala came together with a single intention in mind.  The villagers, both young and old joined the Monaragala District Secretary Ms. D.S. Pathmakulasooriya and officials from the...
07 December 2016
Under the Canada-funded Agro-Economic Development Project (ADP), the Government of Canada together with UNDP and FAO is working to strengthen agro-economic cooperatives in northern Sri Lanka with a specific focus on the districts of Jaffna, Killinochchi and Mullaitivu, as the region continues a gradual transition from recovery to development phase.   The...
19 October 2016
World Food Day is commemorated every year on 16 October. The theme of this year's World Food Day is that climate change, hunger and poverty must be addressed together in order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) commemorated...
14 September 2016
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme  (WFP) of the United Nations (FAO) in collaboration with the Presidential Secretariat is working on a joint project entitled “Scaling up Nutrition through a Multi-Sector Approach”. With the funding of the Sustainable Development Goal Fund (SDGF) of Spain this...
14 September 2016
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in partner with Provincial Department of Agriculture and Department of Agrarian Development, Kilinochchi organized a field day in Kilinochchi where high officials from the Department of Agriculture (Ext), members of The Further Farmer Organization (FO) and neighbouring farmers participated. In...