FAO in Sri Lanka

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19 January 2018
CPF for Sri Lanka sets the path for FAO to transition towards more upstream assistance Minister of Agriculture, Mr Duminda Dissanayaka on behalf of the Government of Sri Lanka, and the Representative of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) for Sri Lanka, Ms Nina Brandstrup, have signed the new...
08 December 2017
Food products have been the third most valuable commodity group traded internationally, according to the report of the International Trade Statistics 2014 published by the World Trade Organization (WTO). Many countries, including developing countries, import significant a proportion of their food supplies. In order for Sri Lanka to develop an...
07 December 2017
World Soil Day is held annually in December as a means to focus attention on the importance of healthy soil and advocating for the sustainable management of soil resources. In Sri Lanka, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) observed World Soil Day in the central highlands,...
17 November 2017
Promoting Sustainable Biomass Production and Modern Bio-Energy Technologies The first formal biomass energy terminal of Sri Lanka was inaugurated in Homagama, Colombo on 08 November 2017 by the Hon. Ajith P. Perera, Deputy Minister of Power and Renewable Energy. By 2017, this joint UNDP-FAO project has helped the Government of Sri Lanka...
25 October 2017
The forestry sector across Asia and the Pacific must collaborate with a wider range of stakeholders if countries in the region are to meet key targets of the world’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), according to the Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission meeting here this week. Landscape management or landscape approaches – terms used...