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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...
19 June 2017
In Maligawila in Monaragala, members of a women’s society are on an exposure visit conducted by the area veterinary officer regarding rearing dairy cattle. The group is visiting the farm belonging to Saranga Rajasinghe, a paddy and chena farmer who is now combining agriculture with dairy as his main sources...
In Maligawila in Monaragala, members of a women’s society are on an exposure visit conducted by the area veterinary officer regarding rearing dairy cattle. The group is visiting the farm belonging to Saranga Rajasinghe, a paddy and chena farmer who is now combining agriculture with dairy as his main sources...
19 June 2017
A market stall of dreams It is 5.30 in the morning and 35-year-old Hilda Diles is the first one up. She prepares breakfast before heading to her family’s cultivation site located a few meters away from her home in Pandiwirichchan in Mannar. Hilda irrigates the brinjal, cassava, chilli, banana and mango...
A market stall of dreams It is 5.30 in the morning and 35-year-old Hilda Diles is the first one up. She prepares breakfast before heading to her family’s cultivation site located a few meters away from her home in Pandiwirichchan in Mannar. Hilda irrigates the brinjal, cassava, chilli, banana and mango...
13 June 2017
The Government of Canada has provided a grant of 6 Million Canadian Dollars to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) for the Agro-Economic Development Project (ADP) which aims to improve crop and livestock production in Kilinochchi. The assistance of FAO specifically pays attention to promoting gender...
The Government of Canada has provided a grant of 6 Million Canadian Dollars to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) for the Agro-Economic Development Project (ADP) which aims to improve crop and livestock production in Kilinochchi. The assistance of FAO specifically pays attention to promoting gender...
19 May 2017
Ending poverty by 2030 on our planet is a global agenda. Not many people would readily think forests can contribute to this agenda. People tend to look at manufacturing and service sectors such as tourism as the main vehicles for poverty reduction. But forests can play an important role in...
Ending poverty by 2030 on our planet is a global agenda. Not many people would readily think forests can contribute to this agenda. People tend to look at manufacturing and service sectors such as tourism as the main vehicles for poverty reduction. But forests can play an important role in...
