Organic

Impact of pesticides on rural women and children in Sri Lanka

The policy preparation discussion and national symposium on the impact of pesticides on rural women and children in Sri Lanka was held at the Hector Kobbekaduwa Agricultural Research Institute on the 6th. Mr. Thilak Kariyawasam (Chairman of Lanka Organic Agricultural Movement), Mr. Kamal Gammanpila (Biomedical Scientist), Mr. Keerthi Mohotti (Former Director of Tea Research Institute), […]

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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 organic agriculture and made an eco-friendly model of a compost bin. Two composting units and a sewage liquid unit were

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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, Mattegoda, Polgasovita area. Indegenous leader, Vanaspathi Uruvarige Vannilatthan was the chief guest on the occasion. Along with that Mr. Amrit

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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 at LOADI Grove – Organic Agriculture / Agroecology Research and Training Center, Mattegoda. On the first day Mr. Suranjan Kodithuvakku,

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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 organic-transition is more necessary than ever. You can now listen to the discussion between LOAM Chairman Thilak Kariyawasam and LOAM Special Project

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