Agricultural development towards food, nutrition and livelihood security is high on the political agenda in Sri Lanka. A number of national programmes (e.g. Api Wawamu Rata Nagamu 2007-2010 and Divi Neguma) have focussed on achieving greater self-sufficiency at household level in order to reach a higher GDP in the agricultural sector with higher economic returns. Recently, national priorities have included the development of food-secure resilient cities, and in this regard, the Western Province has been a forerunner, having commenced its urban agriculture campaign already in 2000.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/developing-institutional-synergies-effective-urban-agriculture-development-sri-lanka
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/priyanie-amerasinghe
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/udaya-gammanpila
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/sisira-kodikara-et-al
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/urban-agriculture-magazine
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/urban-agriculture
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sri-lanka
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-security
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/south-asia
