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Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetCapacity-building for multifunctional and value-added paddy production and water management in Sri Lanka
Promoting productive water use and efficient water management in paddy fields
2025Also available in:
No results found.As global water demand rises, efficient irrigation practices are crucial for sustainable agriculture, especially for water-intensive crops like rice. The project “Promoting Productive Water Use and Efficient Water Management in Paddy Fields,” funded by the Government of Japan and executed by FAO’s Land and Water Division, targets enhanced agricultural productivity through improved water efficiency in Sri Lanka and Zambia. By establishing pilot sites, the initiative demonstrates effective water management, builds stakeholder capacities, and promotes value-added paddy fields. Focusing on capacity building, the project equips farmers with tools and knowledge to boost yields and profitability while enhancing community resilience to environmental challenges and supporting rural economic well-being. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetFarming practices for enhanced water management in paddy fields in Sri Lanka
Promoting productive water use and efficient water management in paddy fields
2025Also available in:
No results found.As global water demand rises, efficient irrigation is crucial for sustainable agriculture, especially for water-intensive crops like rice. The project “Promoting productive water use and efficient water management in paddy fields,” funded by the Government of Japan and implemented by the FAO, aims to enhance productivity in Sri Lanka and Zambia by improving water use efficiency. Through pilot sites, the initiative showcases effective water management practices, strengthen stakeholder capacities, and promotes value-added paddy fields. The project seeks to bolster crop yields, food security, and economic stability in rural areas, ultimately serving as a benchmark for effective water management and influencing policy decisions. -
Book (stand-alone)Efficient agricultural water use and management in paddy fields in Sri Lanka
National outlook
2022Also available in:
No results found.An increasing number of regions in the world are frequently facing water shortage, and water demand is likely to grow in the next 20–30 years due to intensified agriculture, population growth, urbanization and climate change. Future demand of water by all sectors will, thus, require as much as 25 to 40 percent of water to be re-allocated from lower to higher productivity and employment–oriented activities, particularly in water stressed regions. As such, these reallocations are likely to come from agriculture due to its high share of water use. In view of the projected rise in water demand in agriculture and non-agricultural sectors, appropriate actions that increase water use efficiency especially in irrigation are crucial to sustainably enhance agricultural production and productivity. In Sri Lanka, one-third of the rural population depends on agriculture. Rice is the national staple food which is cultivated twice a year on nearly one million hectares of land under a range of physical and environmental conditions. Currently, about 80 percent of paddy production comes from irrigated agriculture, while 20 percent is by rainfed area. Paddy cultivation is especially water demanding as it needs continues inundation of the field during most of the growing season. Despite being self-sufficient in paddy production, Sri Lanka has relatively low levels of water productivity and water use efficiency. Furthermore, its water and food security is extremely vulnerable to climate change.
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