FAO in Sri Lanka

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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...
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...
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...
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...
27 March 2015
COLOMBO – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) have launched a joint project in support of Government policy to fight undernutrition in Sri Lanka.  The  ‘Scaling Up Nutrition through Multi-Sector Approach’ was launched on 18 March 2015 at the Ministry...