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Food Exhibition – 2024
30 Oct

Food Exhibition – 2024

The food exhibition and trade fair organized by FIAN Sri Lanka and LOAM on the occasion of World Food Day 2024 was successfully held on October 24-26.   Many participants including school children came together

68th Colombo Hindu College Scout Group Holiday Camp
19 Sep

68th Colombo Hindu College Scout Group Holiday Camp

 68th Colombo Hindu College Scout Group Holiday Camp was held on 15th and 16th September 2024 at LOADI Grove - Organic Agriculture / Agroecology Research and Training Center. There the scouts demonstrated group activities on

Inauguration of  LOADI GROVE
11 Jun

Inauguration of LOADI GROVE

"LOADI GROVE" Research and Training Center on Organic Farming, Ecological Farming, Regenerative Farming and Analogous Forestry was opened to the community on World Environment Day (06/05/2024). It is in "Dikhena Estate", The Village Mawatha, Kudamadwa,

LOAM AND FIAN SRI LANKA TWO-DAY WORKSHOP – MATTEGODA
30 Apr

LOAM AND FIAN SRI LANKA TWO-DAY WORKSHOP – MATTEGODA

After the Sinhala and Tamil New Year, the two-day staff briefing workshop on the inauguration and future plans of Lanka Organic Agricultural Movement and FIAN Sri Lanka organizations was held on April 18 and 19

Sri Lanka – Failed biotransition leads to cold turkey
21 Mar

Sri Lanka – Failed biotransition leads to cold turkey

In April 2021, the government of Sri Lanka decides to become an "Organic State" overnight. The plan is not well thought out, but driven by increasing costs for agrochemicals – and it failed. Today, the

An awareness and practical program on the preparation of organic liquid fertilizers
19 Feb

An awareness and practical program on the preparation of organic liquid fertilizers

An awareness and practical program on the preparation of organic liquid fertilizers was held at Mattegoda Training Center on 11.02.2024. Vegetable bowls were also offered to the participants.

Uthayam newspaper report about the public protest in Mannar
12 Feb

Uthayam newspaper report about the public protest in Mannar

Uthayam newspaper had reported on 11.02.2024 about the public protest held against the environmental damage in Mannar.  Mr. Thilak Kariyawasam, Chairman of LOAM also participated in the event and gave comments. #humanrights #SandMining #StopMining #mannar

Sri Lanka’s organic way
24 Jan

Sri Lanka’s organic way

17.01.24 - Sri Lanka - Navdanya International This post is also available in: German Reiserntemaschine in der Mitte eines Reisfeldes, Sri Lanka (Bild von Theja D Senanayake / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0 Deed) Organic Agriculture was

Thai Pongal event – 2024
19 Jan

Thai Pongal event – 2024

Thai Pongal Day is more of a cultural festival than a religious one, it is a cultural festival where farmers offer blessings to the nature that helped them in their work, to the animals they

lanka Organic Agriculture Movement addresses COP28 – UAE
22 Dec

lanka Organic Agriculture Movement addresses COP28 – UAE

Lanka Organic Agriculture Movement president Mr. Thilak Kariyawasam attended the COP28 – UAE international conference held last November and participated in several special events. Accordingly, he participated in the following forums and expressed his views

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feb 22 / 2022 < DINAMINA NEWSPAPER

[ARTICLE] නිවැරදිව කල යුතු කාබනික සංකල්පය

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Dinamina Newspaper | 2022-02-22

aug 11 / 2021 < DINAMINA NEWSPAPER

[ARTICLE] අපේ කාබනික නිශ්පාදන ලොව ජයගත්තේ මෙහෙමයි

[NEW ARTICLE] අපේ කාබනික නිශ්පාදන ලොව ජයගත්තේ මෙහෙමයි

Dinamina Newspaper | 2021-08-11