WFP launches emergency food aid scheme in Sri Lanka
UN agency aims to provide food aid to about 3 million vulnerable people in the crisis-hit nation
Source: ucanews.com
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Sri Lanka: WFP ramps up emergency support beginning with pregnant mothers
The World Food Programme (WFP) on Thursday began distributing food vouchers to pregnant women in underserved districts of the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo, marking the start of the UN agency’s emergency response in the country, which is facing its gravest political and economic crisis since independence.
Source: saudigazette.com.sa
Nearly 10% of Sri Lanka's population faced food shortages before pandemic: Report
In April last year, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa announced a controversial ban on chemical fertilisers, which led to a crippling blow to the production of rice and other essential food items.
Source: businesstoday.in
Sri Lanka Railway lands to be leased for cultivation amid food scare
Sri Lanka Railway Department-owned lands will be leased out to farming societies for a very low tax rate for a period of one year, the President's Media Division (PMD) said as the country is struggling to avoid a food crisis in the near future.
Source: economynext.com
World News | Top WFP Official to Visit Sri Lanka Amid Looming Food Shortage
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. The top official of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is planning to visit Sri Lanka on the invitation of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe at a time when the crisis-hit island nation is grappling with an impending food shortage. World News | Top WFP Official to Visit Sri Lanka Amid Looming Food Shortage.
Source: latestly.com