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Photo: Geert van Kesteren/Magnum

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Sri Lanka: The story of K.V. Leelasekara

A Sri Lankan rice farmer branches out

A simple, low-tech solar oven for drying herbs provided by FAO's TeleFood programme has helped K.V. Leelasekara, a rice farmer in Sri Lanka, build a better life for his family.

My name is K.V. Leelasekara. I'm a farmer in Sri Lanka. Mostly I grow rice, depending on the weather, but I also have a few cows.

I live in Village 6 in Anamaduwa, in the Northwest Province, with my wife Nalani Chandra and my sons Prabath and Samith.

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