This inintitive is aime at enhancing paddy productivity, diversifying crops on marginal land, and promoting sustainable farming practices.

USAID is funding the four-year extension of support to Sri Lankan paddy farmers, which will benefit 10,000 farmers across four districts – Hambanthota, Vauniya, Anuradhapura and Kurunegala.

FAO and the ministry will help farmers diversify use of 1,250 hectares of paddy lands during the Yala cultivation season to grow suitable cash crops. In addition, the activity will help farmers use resources such as water and fertilizer more efficiently across 5,000 acres of paddy.