Paddy Farmers Archives

March 7, 2024

07 March 2024, Polonnaruwa: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Department of Agriculture in collaboration with the European Union (EU), have launched a transformative initiative aimed at enhancing the knowledge and practices of Integrated Plant Nutrient Management (IPNM) among paddy farmers across Sri Lanka. This initiative is marked by […]

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 […]

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 […]

February 7, 2023

COLOMBO, 07/02/2023: The European Union (EU) has allocated 4 million Euro (approximately 1,5 billion rupees) in grants for fertilizers, seeds, and training to the most vulnerable farmers, as a response to the agriculture and food security crisis in Sri Lanka. These funds will be implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) […]

December 5, 2022

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COLOMBO, 5 December 2022 – The United States officially handed over 9,300 tonnes of urea fertilizer to the Ministry of Agriculture to distribute to more than 193,000 smallholder paddy farmers in Jaffna, Mullaitivu, Mannar, Vavuniya, Anuradhapura, Trincomalee, Batticaloa, and Monaragala districts. The fertilizer, procured by FAO with funding from the U.S. Agency […]

Empowering Sri Lankan Paddy Farmers through Innovative Learning: Launch of Farmer Field Days and Nena Wagawa Digital Platform

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

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

European Union and FAO to provide fertilizers, seeds and training to the most vulnerable paddy farmers in Sri Lanka

United States and FAO Provide 9,300 Metric Tons of Urea Fertilizer to Paddy Farmers in Sri Lanka