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January 31, 2024

31/01/2024, Colombo, Sri Lanka – A major multilateral conference opened today in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo which aims to transform the Asia-Pacific region’s agrifood systems, after multiple human and economic crises have set back progress to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, particularly those to end hunger and poverty and reduce inequalities (SDGs 2, 1, […]

January 10, 2024

10 January 2024, Colombo – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United States through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) have partnered with the Sri Lanka Ministry of Agriculture in a (US) $9.2-million activity to continue revitalizing agriculture in Sri Lanka by enhancing paddy productivity, diversifying crops […]

December 14, 2023

14 December 2023, Colombo: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) handed over two specially designed climate resilient fishing boats and 30 modified fish display stalls to the Ministry of Fisheries, in line with FAO’s commitment to sustainable development and addressing climate change challenges. The SL20 and SL23 fishing […]

November 20, 2023

Colombo, 20 November 2023 – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) together with the Department of Agriculture and the Mahaweli Authority of Sri Lanka with funding from the European Union (EU) recently launched a Farmer Field Schools Programme to train 6,000 smallholder paddy farmers across four key rice-growing […]

October 18, 2023

COLOMBO, 17 October 2023 – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), together with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), marked World Food Day by calling for urgent action towards sustainable and climate-resilient agriculture in Sri Lanka. In a 2021 […]

August 7, 2023

7 August 2023, Colombo: The Food and Agriculture Organization delivered 8,360 metric tonnes of urea fertilizer this week to the Ministry of Agriculture for distribution during the forthcoming Maha cropping season. This has been made possible through generous funding from the government of Japan. The essential fertilizer will be distributed to over 228,000 […]

June 21, 2023

[COLOMBO, 21 June 2023] – Through generous funding from the government of New Zealand, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is currently implementing a comprehensive programme aimed at addressing malnutrition among children under five in selected MOH divisions in Monaragala and Nuwara Eliya. The initiative targets moderate to […]

June 6, 2023

Colombo, June 6, 2023 – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) through the European Union (EU)-funded BESPA-FOOD (Best Standardized Practices for the Agri-Food Sector) project will support the government to establish a well-coordinated food safety system in the country. Through the 6.5 million Euro project, FAO will work […]

June 5, 2023

[COLOMBO, 3 June 2023] – Sri Lanka is taking a significant step towards addressing its environmental issues as the Ministry of Environment and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) recently signed an agreement on the Green Climate Fund Readiness Initiative. Sri Lanka is considered one of the most […]

May 29, 2023

An estimated 17 percent of the population is in moderate acute food insecurity in Sri Lanka, especially in the Northern, Eastern and Central Provinces, indicating an improvement compared to 2022. COLOMBO: Food security in Sri Lanka is improving across all provinces, according to the Crop and Food Security Assessment Mission (CFSAM) report […]

High-level international UN FAO conference convenes to guide recovery and reforms of agrifood systems in Asia-Pacific for future food security

FAO, USAID, and Ministry of Agriculture Partner to Continue Agriculture Sector Revitalization

FAO Delivers Climate Resilient ‘Unsinkable’ Boats and Model Fish Display Stalls to Strengthen Fisheries Sector

6,000 Paddy Farmers to be Trained on Sustainable Cultivation with FAO and EU Support.

Urgent transition to sustainable agriculture vital for food security in Sri Lanka, say FAO,IFAD and WFP

FAO Delivers 8,360 Tonnes of Japan-funded Fertilizer to Support Smallholder Paddy Farmers

FAO and New Zealand Government Collaborate to Combat Child Malnutrition in Sri Lanka

FAO to support the Ministry of Health to enhance Sri Lanka’s food safety policy through EU-funded BESPA-FOOD project

Ministry of Environment and FAO Join Hands to Tackle Environmental Challenges in Sri Lanka

Food insecurity improves in Sri Lanka but prevails within specific regions – FAO & WFP