Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is an island country in South Asia, located about 31 kilometres (19.3 mi) off the southern coast of India. It is home to around twenty million people.

Places, projects and networks

• Project Act

2010 SEED Award Winners The "Rural Enterprise Network (REN)" aims at linking small-scale farmers to input-output markets through improved product quality, access to market information and the establishment of a common brand. By organizing producers in a network of organic agro- and food processing enterprises, the farmers will benefit from joint marketing services.

2009 SEED Award Winners

• "Solar energy, education & fishing". National and international NGOs, with the cooperation of public authorities, are working to expand the use of an alternative lighting system in rural villages, through the replacement of kerosene lamps with solar panels.

Global News August 2011

Sri Lanka commissioning its first solar power plant which can generate 500kw of electricity, 26 August topic

Topic links

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Food

• Information on Solar cooking resources in Sri Lanka at Solar Cooking Wikia.

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