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23 August 2017
In 2016 the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Government of Sri Lanka agreed to a project focussed on capacity building to combat Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated fishing (IUU fishing). IUU fishing contributes to overfishing and the depletion of fish stocks, undermines sustainable fisheries management,...
In 2016 the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Government of Sri Lanka agreed to a project focussed on capacity building to combat Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated fishing (IUU fishing). IUU fishing contributes to overfishing and the depletion of fish stocks, undermines sustainable fisheries management,...
FAO and the Ministry of Education support school garden initiative for better nutrition in Sri Lanka
05 July 2017
The Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) together with the Ministry of Education hosted a ceremony on Tuesday, 4 July 2017 at Wijerama Maha Vidyalaya in Udahamulla, Nugegoda to highlight the importance of school gardens for child nutrition and life skills. The event took place in the...
The Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) together with the Ministry of Education hosted a ceremony on Tuesday, 4 July 2017 at Wijerama Maha Vidyalaya in Udahamulla, Nugegoda to highlight the importance of school gardens for child nutrition and life skills. The event took place in the...
30 June 2017
Sri Lanka’s first Multi-Species Marine Finfish Hatchery was inaugurated in Tharmapuram, Batticaloa to facilitate the development of marine finfish farming, and produce sufficient amounts of marine fish to meet the demands of the national and international markets. The hatchery was ceremonially declared open by Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources...
Sri Lanka’s first Multi-Species Marine Finfish Hatchery was inaugurated in Tharmapuram, Batticaloa to facilitate the development of marine finfish farming, and produce sufficient amounts of marine fish to meet the demands of the national and international markets. The hatchery was ceremonially declared open by Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources...
28 June 2017
Located in Thirukkovil, in the Ampara district, the Kanchikudichcharu Irrigation Scheme is intertwined with the lives of farmer families who irrigate their paddy lands with the waters of the tank in both the Maha (rainy) and Yala (dry) seasons. However due to three decades of conflict, the irrigation scheme was...
Located in Thirukkovil, in the Ampara district, the Kanchikudichcharu Irrigation Scheme is intertwined with the lives of farmer families who irrigate their paddy lands with the waters of the tank in both the Maha (rainy) and Yala (dry) seasons. However due to three decades of conflict, the irrigation scheme was...
23 June 2017
Rice production to drop by nearly 40 percent in 2017 - assisting farmers is critical to halt growing food insecurity 22 June 2017, Rome – A severe drought followed by heavy rainfalls in Sri Lanka has hit large swaths of cropping areas, threatening the food security of some 900,000 people, according...
Rice production to drop by nearly 40 percent in 2017 - assisting farmers is critical to halt growing food insecurity 22 June 2017, Rome – A severe drought followed by heavy rainfalls in Sri Lanka has hit large swaths of cropping areas, threatening the food security of some 900,000 people, according...
