Sri Lanka, Dec. 19 -- The Grant Agreement for the Transforming Irrigation Systems for Improved Food Security Project was formally signed today (19) at the General Treasury, Colombo, between the Government of Sri Lanka and the Asian Development Bank (ADB). Dr. Harshana Suriyapperuma, Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, signed on behalf of the Government of Sri Lanka, while Cholpon Mambetova, Country Operations Head, ADB Sri Lanka Resident Mission, signed on behalf of the Asian Development Bank.Groceries

Funding for the project will be mobilized through the Japan Fund for Prosperous and Resilient Asia and the Pacific (JFPR) amounting to USD 3 million, along with USD 1.63 million in counterpart funding from th...