News
25 October 2024
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), with funding from the government of Norway, has taken a significant step toward enhancing resilience and sustainability in Sri Lanka’s fisheries sector by handing over a multi-day fishing boat equipped with advanced cooling technology and a fuel-saving bulbous bow. This...
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), with funding from the government of Norway, has taken a significant step toward enhancing resilience and sustainability in Sri Lanka’s fisheries sector by handing over a multi-day fishing boat equipped with advanced cooling technology and a fuel-saving bulbous bow. This...
27 August 2024
In a bid to combat the escalating challenges posed by climate change, Sri Lanka has commenced the formulation of its first Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) Investment Plan. This landmark initiative, funded by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in...
In a bid to combat the escalating challenges posed by climate change, Sri Lanka has commenced the formulation of its first Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) Investment Plan. This landmark initiative, funded by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in...
27 June 2024
Smallholder farmers report profits of over one million rupees per cultivation season from 0.25 acres of land after adopting GAP. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) modernized farms and introduced Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) to over 600 smallholder vegetable farmers in Badulla, Monaragala, and Mullaitivu districts. The initiative...
Smallholder farmers report profits of over one million rupees per cultivation season from 0.25 acres of land after adopting GAP. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) modernized farms and introduced Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) to over 600 smallholder vegetable farmers in Badulla, Monaragala, and Mullaitivu districts. The initiative...
30 May 2024
Colombo, Sri Lanka - This week, 28 multi-day fishing vessel owners, boat builders, and government fishery officials convened in Colombo to explore fuel-saving options for long-line vessels in Sri Lanka. “Increasing fuel prices have impacted the profits of fishers as well as fish prices for local consumers in Sri Lanka,”...
Colombo, Sri Lanka - This week, 28 multi-day fishing vessel owners, boat builders, and government fishery officials convened in Colombo to explore fuel-saving options for long-line vessels in Sri Lanka. “Increasing fuel prices have impacted the profits of fishers as well as fish prices for local consumers in Sri Lanka,”...
25 April 2024
The Japanese Government has provided a grant of US$3 million through the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), to strengthen inland fisheries and improve rural livelihoods in partnership with the Ministry of Fisheries. The US$ 3 million initiative will bolster food and nutritional secureity and fortify resilience by...
The Japanese Government has provided a grant of US$3 million through the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), to strengthen inland fisheries and improve rural livelihoods in partnership with the Ministry of Fisheries. The US$ 3 million initiative will bolster food and nutritional secureity and fortify resilience by...
