Sri Lanka: resilience and smallholder livelihoods
A meeting with Sri Lanka’s high commissioner in Singapore explored agricultural resilience, efficiency and value-added production. Monsoon-dependent farming and the pressures on smallholders provided the context for discussion of knowledge exchange and future cooperation.
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The meeting took place on the afternoon of 5 August 2025, with a commercial counsellor also attending. The association’s account identifies climate change, water constraints, production costs and smallholder vulnerability as topics in the discussion.
The high commissioner invited a future agricultural field visit to Sri Lanka and welcomed participation in the GSSA programme. The invitations reflected an interest in strengthening sustainable production and farmer livelihoods through closer exchange.
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Participants sit together during the Sri Lankan diplomatic exchange in Singapore.
World Farmer AssociationA handshake photograph beneath the Sri Lankan high commission emblem.
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