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The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Land & Irrigation Sri Lanka (MoALLI), along with World Agroforestry (ICRAF), is implementing the project titled Strengthening Climate Resilience for Subsistence Farmers and Agricultural Plantation Communities Residing in the Vulnerable River Basins, Watershed Areas and Downstream of the Knuckles Mountain Range Catchment of Sri Lanka. The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is the principal donor of this project, with a total budget of USD 49 million over six years.
Under the GCF Knuckles project Component 2.1.1, the development of food processing business models represents a critical opportunity to address post-harvest losses while creating sustainable income streams for vulnerable communities. The Knuckles region's abundant tree-based food crop resources, including jackfruit, durian, avocado, and other indigenous fruits, are often underutilized due to a lack of processing facilities, limited market linkages, and inadequate value addition knowledge.
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