Ah2 the Colombo district meeting on Multi-Sectoral Integrated Mechanism for Empowering Rural Economic Revitalization Centers to ensure food security and nutrition was chaired by the District Secretary, Colombo Mr. K.G. Wijesiri and taken place in the mini auditorium of the District Secretariat, Colombo on 16th August, 2023. The primary objective of establishing this mechanism was to establish a socio-economic environment where people can get healthy food in any situation that may arise, that no citizen should starve due to lack of food and that no child should suffer from malnutrition. Accordingly, the progress of such programs implemented in the Colombo district and how to plan programs in future were taken in to discussions. Apart from this, various facts ie: the progress of district food production, the progress of livestock and fisheries production in the district, the nutritional status of school children in the district, Ayurveda for health and nutrition in the district, the progress of the measures taken in relation to food safety and nutrition at the divisional secretariat level were also discussed herein.
This program was coordinated by the District Planning Division and led by Mr. Senaka Silva, District Planning Director, and Colombo.
Officials representing the District Agriculture Division, Western Province Agriculture Department, Assistant Commissioner of Agricultural Services, District Deputy Director, Animal Production and Health Department, District Fisheries Assistant Director, District Aquaculture Project Officer, Regional Education Director, (Colombo, Kotte, Homagama , Piliyandala), Regional Health Service Director, Chief Medical Officer of Health, Provincial Ayurveda Commissioner, Divisional Secretaries of Colombo District and a group of government officials were also participated in this meeting.
- Colombo District Media Unit –
