Sustainable Land Management in Sri Lanka

Valuing water: Celebration of World Water 22 March 2021

Nilambe Reservoir Kandy: Nilambe Reservoir Kandy is one of the main sources of water supply to the Kandy town. RDALP introduced SLM programs in the catchment areas of the Nillambe reservoir to stop water pollution.

Published: 22 March 2021

The United Nations celebrate World Water Day on 22 March every year to raises awareness of the global water crisis. The core focus of the observance is to support the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6: water and sanitation for all by 2030.

The theme of World Water Day 2021 is valuing water. The value of water is about much more than its economic value – water has enormous and complex value for our households, food, culture, health, education, economics and the integrity of our natural environment.

Rehabilitation of Degraded Agricultural Land Project (RDALP) of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations has launched series of initiatives to stop water and soil pollutions in the central highlands of Sri Lanka, said the National Project Manager Nimal Gunasena.

World Desertification Day Webinar Series

Published: 16 June 2021

The webinar series organised under the theme “Investing in Land Restoration for a Healthier Tomorrow: The Sustainomics Approach”, is conducted parallel to the World Desertification and Drought Day on 17th June, 2021. The event is collaboratively organized by the Land Resources Division of the Ministry of Environment, Faculty of Agriculture and Plantation Management of the Wayamba University of Sri Lanka and Rehabilitation of Degraded Agricultural Land Project, UN- FAO.

Please find the day 1 programme attached. Programme - Day 1

Register in advance using the link below.

https://mkd-wyb-ac-lk.zoom.us/webinar/register/5616235970885/WN_qUf0lzspRJCZJaVFvuxcGA

Introductory session on national level award for Innovative SLM Technologies and Approaches for Sustainable Agriculture in Sri Lanka held on 10 February 2021 at the Ministry of Environment

Published: 16 March 2021

Rehabilitation of Degraded Agricultural Lands (RDAL) in Kandy, Badulla and NuwaraEliya in Central Highlands is a project implemented by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Management Centre (NRMC) of the Department of Agriculture.

Promotion of Sustainable Land Management in home-gardens continues

Published: 24 February 2021

The Sustainable Land Management (SLM) program for home-gardens is continued under the Rehabilitation of Degraded Agricultural Land Project of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nation.

The second training program for the officers of the Department of Agrarian Development in the Bandarawela Agrarian Service Division was conducted from February 1st to 3rd at the Kahagolla Agriculture Research and Development Canter (KARDC), Bandarawela

This technical training program was organized for the officers who are involved in the promotion of home-gardening and were trained on how to conduct Farmer Field Schools (FFS) for home-gardening on December 19th to 21st, 2020.

GAP approach through Farmer Field Schools

Published: 23 February 2021

The market-based GAP approach in sustainable agriculture is expanding with the success of the model. RDALP recently trained 13 Agriculture Instructors of the Department of Agriculture (DoA) on conducting Farmer Field Schools (FFS) to expand GAP program for new farmer groups.