An International Symposium on Sustainable Soil Management has been organized along with the 50th Anniversary of Soil Science Society of Sri Lanka. The two days event will be featured with a symposium on  5th of December 2019 followed by a Post-conference Educational Field Tour to Nuwara Eliya and Dambugasagala mini watershed in Keppetipola of Welimada Divisional Secretariat of Badulla District. The Director General of Agriculture will participate as the chiefguest while Keynote address will be delivered by Prof. Janice Thies, Cornell University, USA.

Protect the Central Highland the water source of the nation

World soil day is commemorated on March 22 all over the world. The Rehabilitation of Degraded Agricultural Land Project (RDALP) celebrated the water day together with its partner institutions and organisationsatRanasingharama temple in Pambadeniya, in the Kandy district.

The Sustainable Development Goale - 6 of the UN targets water for all by 2030 and this year water day theme, ‘Leaving no one behind’ is focused to achieve this goal.