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31 August 2021
Support for maize production, agricultural extension system and to minimize fisheries post-harvest losses. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) launched Technical Cooperation Projects in Sri Lanka which are being implemented in partnership with the Department of Agriculture and the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development. An FAO...
Support for maize production, agricultural extension system and to minimize fisheries post-harvest losses. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) launched Technical Cooperation Projects in Sri Lanka which are being implemented in partnership with the Department of Agriculture and the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development. An FAO...
18 August 2021
Colombo, Sri Lanka: In a bid to address the urban food waste challenge in Sri Lanka, a National Roadmap on Urban Food Waste Prevention and Reduction for Households, Food services, Retailers, and Wholesalers was prepared by FAO for the Ministry of Environment. The roadmap maps out an evidence-based strategy and...
Colombo, Sri Lanka: In a bid to address the urban food waste challenge in Sri Lanka, a National Roadmap on Urban Food Waste Prevention and Reduction for Households, Food services, Retailers, and Wholesalers was prepared by FAO for the Ministry of Environment. The roadmap maps out an evidence-based strategy and...
12 July 2021
There was a dramatic worsening of world hunger in 2020, the United Nations said today - much of it likely related to the fallout of COVID-19. While the pandemic's impact has yet to be fully mapped*, a multi-agency report estimates that around a tenth of the global population - up...
There was a dramatic worsening of world hunger in 2020, the United Nations said today - much of it likely related to the fallout of COVID-19. While the pandemic's impact has yet to be fully mapped*, a multi-agency report estimates that around a tenth of the global population - up...
29 June 2021
Colombo, Sri Lanka: The newly appointed Representative of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) for Sri Lanka and Maldives Mr Vimlendra Sharan presented his credentials to Hon. Dinesh Gunawardena, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. Speaking following the presenting of credentials...
Colombo, Sri Lanka: The newly appointed Representative of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) for Sri Lanka and Maldives Mr Vimlendra Sharan presented his credentials to Hon. Dinesh Gunawardena, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. Speaking following the presenting of credentials...
17 June 2021
Colombo - The National Food Systems Dialogue was organized by the Ministry of Agriculture to identify challenges in building sustainable food systems in Sri Lanka, ranging from production, processing, distribution, consumption and disposal of food products. Minister of Agriculture, Mahindananda Aluthgamage in his message to the participants of the National Food...
Colombo - The National Food Systems Dialogue was organized by the Ministry of Agriculture to identify challenges in building sustainable food systems in Sri Lanka, ranging from production, processing, distribution, consumption and disposal of food products. Minister of Agriculture, Mahindananda Aluthgamage in his message to the participants of the National Food...
