The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) initiated a project via funding from China as part of the South-South Cooperation program, to improve the quality and value of Sri Lankan fruits in the global market, the FAO said here on Friday.
The interventions will focus on practical field-based training programs including the establishment of model fruit farms, and improving post-harvest handling, marketing and commercialization of the selected fruit varieties, according to the FAO.
"The project which will be implemented in Kalutara, Gampaha, Monaragala, Anuradhapura, and Kilinochchi districts will focus on productivity, production, and commercialization of the fruit value chains of three main Sri Lankan fruit crops -- banana, mango, and pineapple," said the FAO.
Source: english.news.cn