The United Nations Industries Development Organizations (UNIDO) is looking at possibilities to launch a series of development projects in the Northern and the Eastern Provinces targeting the agriculture sector.
UNIDO has launched a sustainable livelihood program for farmers in the Eastern Province to improve the living conditions of the farmer community.
They are in the process of pumping Rs. 150 million worth funds for various agriculture projects with the assistance of several foreign donor funding agencies, its National Director Nawaz Rajabdeen said.
One of the main ongoing projects they have undertaken is the distribution of post harvest agriculture machinery for farmers in Trincomalee and Batticaloa districts at a cost of Rs. 30 million. Phase one of the project has just completed while phase two has been launched with Japanese aid benefiting farmers in these two districts, he said. Read more ...
Saturday, June 6, 2009
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