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Rehabilitating Degraded Agricultural Lands in the Central Highlands of Sri Lanka - GCP/SRL/063/GFF

Year of publication 2023

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 2

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Project

Synopsis (short abstract) Land degradation is a serious problem in Sri Lanka. The most severely degraded lands are found in the Central Highlands (CH) of the country, specifically around the districts of Kandy, Nuwara Eliyaand Badulla. The CH are important for many reasons, including the provisioning of water and critical habitats for biodiversity, as well as for food production. The rehabilitation of these lands, which are severely affected by soil erosion and declining soil fertility, is key to boosting livelihoods and food production in the area and in the country as a whole. This project was designed to combat land degradation in the CH through the introduction of sustainable land management (SLM) practices.

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