News
16 June 2015
Global hunger has continued to decline, gradually, to an estimated 795 million undernourished people, or a reduction of 167 million hungry people over the last ten years according to the latest edition of the annual UN hunger report (The State of Food Insecurity in the World 2015 - SOFI). This...
Global hunger has continued to decline, gradually, to an estimated 795 million undernourished people, or a reduction of 167 million hungry people over the last ten years according to the latest edition of the annual UN hunger report (The State of Food Insecurity in the World 2015 - SOFI). This...
27 May 2015
Supported by the European Union, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) recently launched a fisheries and livelihood development project with the introduction of sea bass cage culture activity in the Batticaloa Lagoon. Following significant preparatory work to impart know-how and training, the project was ceremonially launched on 17 March 2015...
Supported by the European Union, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) recently launched a fisheries and livelihood development project with the introduction of sea bass cage culture activity in the Batticaloa Lagoon. Following significant preparatory work to impart know-how and training, the project was ceremonially launched on 17 March 2015...
27 May 2015
The United Nations UN-REDD Programme is a collaborative initiative to prepare countries to participate in the global programmes on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD). UNREDD builds on the convening power and expertise of FAO, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The...
The United Nations UN-REDD Programme is a collaborative initiative to prepare countries to participate in the global programmes on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD). UNREDD builds on the convening power and expertise of FAO, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The...
Message from Ms Beth Crawford FAO Representative for Sri Lanka and Maldives on ‘World Milk Day’ 2015
27 May 2015
Milk is an important part of healthy and a balanced diet and ‘World Milk Day’ provides the perfect opportunity to spread the word. The Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations designates 1st June annually as ‘World Milk Day’. An intergovernmental organization with some 194 Member Nations, achieving...
Milk is an important part of healthy and a balanced diet and ‘World Milk Day’ provides the perfect opportunity to spread the word. The Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations designates 1st June annually as ‘World Milk Day’. An intergovernmental organization with some 194 Member Nations, achieving...
25 May 2015
Under the recently completed project on ‘Integrated Irrigation & Agricultural Livelihood Development in Killinochchi and Mullaitivu Districts’, implemented by FAO with the financial assistance of the European Union (EU), agricultural-based livelihoods for vulnerable farming households were developed, including irrigation infrastructure rehabilitation, improved water resource utilization and crop diversification. This three-year project...
Under the recently completed project on ‘Integrated Irrigation & Agricultural Livelihood Development in Killinochchi and Mullaitivu Districts’, implemented by FAO with the financial assistance of the European Union (EU), agricultural-based livelihoods for vulnerable farming households were developed, including irrigation infrastructure rehabilitation, improved water resource utilization and crop diversification. This three-year project...
