Nearly 100000 ha of paddy lands in Sri Lanka were severly affected by Drought in 2011. The government had to spend nealy six billion Rupees as aid to the farmers to recover from the damages.
As a long-term solution for this type of extreme climate hazard, United Nations Development Programme, Disaster Management Centre, Movement for Protecting Indeginous Seeds and Sri Lanka Red Cross Society initiated a research to identify traditional rice varieties which are tolerent to drough condition. The project aims to test the varieties and share the knowledge and seeds among thousands of farmers.
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