US EditionSalt of the earth: Pilot project helping reclaim Sri Lankan farms
- Local authorities in Kalutara district allocated 400 hectares in 2022 to cultivate abandoned salt-affected farmland near the Bentota river estuary.
- This initiative responds to rising soil salinity driven by climate change, which threatens rice paddies and farmers’ livelihoods along Sri Lanka's coast.
- The project implements a climate-resilient agricultural approach by cultivating 360 coconut trees together with a variety of vegetables such as pumpkins, gourds, and cucumbers to boost productivity in response to declining rice harvests.
- District chief Janaka Gunawardana noted that land use has begun with 400 hectares assigned, and there is an intention to expand this area to 1,000 hectares over the coming two years, as farmers adopt the same approach.
- Experts warn agricultural productivity will worsen without reclaiming salt-polluted land, but this project offers a possible sustainable path to revive cultivation and incomes.
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