FAO in Sri Lanka

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14 March 2017
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in collaboration with the Ministry of Education has established a database to assist the Ministry to monitor the nutritional status of the schoolchildren in Sri Lanka. The support is being provided through a grant from the Government of Spain, administered...
08 March 2017
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in collaboration with the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development conducted a training of trainers  workshop on the Port State Measures Agreement (PSMA) and inspection from 30 January to 3 February 2017 under the FAO project ‘Capacity building to...
08 March 2017
Under the Agro-Economic Development Project funded by the Government of Canada, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in collaboration with Department of Animal Production and Health (DAPH) in the Northern Province has introduced animal health mobile clinics in Kilinochchi district to ensure good dairy management practices...
28 February 2017
At the initiative of FAO, officers from the Ministry of Agriculture of Sri Lanka in 2014 participated in meetings and conferences on Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS). As a result, the Ministry of Agriculture formed a Technical Working Group under the chairmanship of the Additional Secretary for Agriculture Technology...
22 February 2017
The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 21 March the International Day of Forests (IDF) in 2012. The Day celebrates and raises awareness of the importance of all types of forests. On each International Day of Forests, countries are encouraged to undertake local, national and international efforts to organise activities involving...