A commando in an elite Sri Lankan police unit, Sameera Dilshan has an unusual mission -- to reclaim farms poisoned by salt, a ...

Sri Lanka is no exception. Marambe estimates that 223,000 hectares (551,000 acres), half of which are rice paddies, are impacted by salinity -- nearly eight percent of the country's total arable land.

Rice-Duck Integration is a practice from ancient times and reflects a sophisticated understanding of ecological balance and sustainable farming A holistic and integrated approach will be to ...

The Excise Ordinance was introduced in Sri Lanka on January 1, 1913. The title of the ordinance states: “An Ordinance to consolidate and amend the law relating to the import, export, transport, ...

Sri Lanka is a warm, tropical island with plenty of annual rainfall, perfect for growing rice, tea, cocoa, and spices, and located along numerous ocean-trade routes for easy market access.

Sri Lanka is no exception. Marambe estimates that 223,000 hectares (551,000 acres), half of which are rice paddies, are impacted by salinity -- nearly eight percent of the country's total arable land.

A commando in an elite Sri Lankan police unit ... Increasing salinity is slowly and steadily swallowing traditional rice paddies along the island's coastline, taking away the livelihood of ...