FAO in Sri Lanka

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22 February 2019
FAO launches the first-ever global report on the state of biodiversity that underpins our food systems. 22 February 2019, Rome - The first-ever report of its kind presents mounting and worrying evidence that the biodiversity that underpins our food systems is disappearing – putting the future of our food, livelihoods, health and...
28 January 2019
Colombo - National Aquatic Resources Research and Development Agency (NARA) and Institute of Marine Research, Norway (IMR) held an event to launch the main research findings of the survey carried out by the Norwegian Research Vessel Dr. Fridtjof Nansen in Sri Lanka in 2018. Norwegian Research Vessel Dr. Fridtjof Nansen successfully completed...
24 January 2019
Colombo - The Fall Armyworm (FAW) or Spodoptera frugiperda has been reported in all major maize growing areas in Sri Lanka and is also affecting sugarcane cultivation. There is a growing concern that it may affect other crops, including rice.  Native to the Americas, FAW was first detected in Central and Western...
07 December 2018
6 December 2018, Rome. The signing ceremony of the FAO-China South-South Cooperation Tripartite Agreement between the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the People’s Republic of China, and the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka took place at FAO headquarters on 6 December 2018. The aim of this...
05 December 2018
Soils are where it all begins. A silent ally for food production, soils are where 95 percent of food is produced globally. Therefore the preservation of healthy soils is essential for future food production. The healthier the soil is, the better the crop will be. Healthy soils can sequester more carbon,...