Guarantee loans for urban agriculture in Gampaha, Sri Lanka

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Amerasinghe, Priyanie; Hettige, V.; Wijenayake, K. 2013. Guarantee loans for urban agriculture in Gampaha, Sri Lanka. Urban Agriculture Magazine, 26:21-23.

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Agricultural development towards security of food, nutrition and livelihood is high on the political agenda in Sri Lanka. Recently, national priorities have included the development of food-secure and resilient cities; in this regard, the Western Province has been a forerunner, having commenced its urban agriculture campaign as early as 2000.

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