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28 September 2020
Setting our table to prevent and reduce food waste - from wholesale to households.  Colombo – On 29th September 2020, we observe the world’s first annual International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste. This day highlights the importance of minimizing food waste and presents a call to action to...
17 September 2020
Home gardens took on new importance during the COVID-19 crisis as a source of food and self-sufficiency for rural families
04 September 2020
Colombo/Bangkok/Thimphu – Addressing the 35th Session of the FAO Regional Conference for Asia and the Pacific (APRC), Minister of Agriculture Mahindananda Aluthgamage underscored the importance of promoting sustainable agriculture through innovation including digital agriculture solutions. He reiterated that the access to and dissemination of latest technologies and innovations is imperative...
02 September 2020
Although biosafety is just one aspect to consider when it comes to safeguarding biodiversity in Sri Lanka, the country is doing its best to ensure biosafety with the technical support from FAO through the National Biosafety Project. This way, the valuable biodiversity of Sri Lanka will not be threatened even...
01 September 2020
Colombo/Bangkok/Thimphu - As COVID-19 continues to threaten lives and livelihoods across many countries of the Asia-Pacific region, it has led to setbacks in the fight to end hunger and malnutrition, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) announced today. The Asia-Pacific region is home to more than half...