COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Feb. 14 (UPI) -- Recent flooding in Sri Lanka destroyed more than one-third of the county's upcoming rice harvest, a government official said. After January's second round of ...

Drought, floods slash Sri Lanka’s rice production, threaten food security: UN Published : 23 June 2017 10:16 am Views - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}} 0 Bookmark Follow ...

If Sri Lanka does this, it can ensure a future that is food secure, environmentally sustainable, and people-centered, because smallholder farmers in the country account for 85% of its food production.

Paddy rice production from September 2024 to March 2025 is estimated at around 2.57 million tonnes, a 5.7 per cent decrease over the previous season, causing a shortage of rice in retail markets.