Ministry of Agriculture Archives

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 […]

May 15, 2023

COLOMBO, 12 May 2023 – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) initiated a 1.5 million USD project via funding from China as part of the South-South Cooperation (SSC) programme, to improve the quality and value of Sri Lankan fruits in the global market by improving the production and […]

March 20, 2023

With funding from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Sri Lanka delivered 36 000 tonnes of Triple Super Phosphate (TSP) fertilizer to the Ministry of Agriculture today for immediate distribution to all paddy farmers across the country. This is […]

November 16, 2022

Distribution to smallholder paddy farmers in four districts to commence this week COLOMBO, 15 November 2022 – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) handed over 780.1 MT of Urea procured through the UN Central Emergency Relief Fund (UN-CERF) to the Ministry of Agriculture today. 15,619 farmers cultivating paddy […]

September 15, 2022

COLOMBO, 15 September 2022 – FAO Representative for Sri Lanka and the Maldives, Vimlendra Sharan and the Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture, Rohana Pushpakumara, in the presence of the Hon. Minister for Agriculture, Mahinda Amaraweera, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) today regarding the beneficiary selection and distribution of fertilizer to […]

June 17, 2021

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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 System Dialogue stated […]

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

FAO and China launch US $1.5 million South-South Cooperation project with the Ministry of Agriculture to strengthen Fruit Value Chains in Sri Lanka

FAO delivers 36,000 Tons of USAID funded TSP Fertilizer in the for Yala

FAO hands over 780.1 MT of Urea to the Ministry of Agriculture

FAO and the Ministry of Agriculture sign MoU on distribution of essential fertilizer

Inaugural National Food Systems Dialogue calls for collaborative action to transform food systems