Stakeholder Dialogue-Bibile Area Programme, Sri Lanka
Urgent actions
1. Continuously educate the community, including pregnant mothers, preschool children, and school children, on proper nutrition. 2. Focus on reducing food wastage and increasing productivity in agriculture. 3. Advocate for policy changes to address nutrition issues, including banning unhealthy foods. 4. Develop and expand early childhood education programs, supported by both government and non-government organizations. 5. Provide modern agricultural technology to the younger generation to improve food production. 6. Encourage farmers to increase production and focus on enhancing agricultural p... Lire plusractices. 7. Promote the export of locally produced nutritious products to boost the country’s agricultural economy. 8. Encourage home cultivation (home gardening) practices to ensure access to nutritious food at the household level. 9. Identify weaknesses in existing food laws and work towards strengthening them. 10. Pay more attention to local issues and address community-specific nutritional challenges. 11. Use media platforms to promote nutritious foods and raise awareness in the wider community. Lire moins



