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14 Jul

UN Resident Coordinator Visits Rathugala, Reaffirms Commitment to Indigenous Rights

The United Nations Resident Coordinator in Sri Lanka, Mr. Marc-André Franche, visited the Indigenous village of Rathugala on 2 July 2026 to meet with community members and gain firsthand insight […]

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14 Jul

Building Partnerships for Agroecological Transformation in Sri Lanka

The Department of Agriculture Sri Lanka and the Movement for Land and Agricultural Reform (MONLAR) successfully convened a two-day national workshop on “Building Partnerships for Agroecological Transformation: Developing a Collaborative […]

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7 May

Peasants Rise at Kekirawa: 14 Bold Demands for a Systemic Change in Sri Lanka’s Agricultural Future

On International Workers’ Day, May 1st, 2026, thousands of farmers, fishermen, livestock producers, and small-scale food producers from across Sri Lanka gathered in Kekirawa for the Peasants’ May Day rally […]

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26 Apr

Harvesting Dignity – Indigenous Community Farm at Rathugala

Among the forest-covered, untouched areas in the heart of Sri Lanka, there lies a growing revolutionary force. Nine young indigenous farmers in Ratugala have joined hands to form a community […]

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7 Apr

Illegal Solar Projects Ravage Hambantota’s Elephant Habitats

By Sachini Madurapperuma The National Crisis of Human-Elephant Conflict Sri Lanka’s human-elephant conflict (HEC) has transitioned from a localized agricultural struggle into a national crisis of massive proportions. Currently, the […]

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6 Apr

The Silent Architect of Sinharaja: Where the Farm Becomes the Forest

By Sachini Madurapperuma The story of K. A. Somathilaka, Sinharaja’s solitary farmer, begins at a moment when he surrendered his life entirely to the endless flow of nature, escaping the […]

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31 Mar

Solar Power or Environmental Crisis?

What is being promoted as a major step towards renewable energy is rapidly turning into one of the most controversial environmental issues in the country. Large-scale solar power projects underway […]

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30 Mar

Environmental Havoc in Hambantota: The Dark Side of Solar Development

A number of media reports have been published regarding the environmental destruction being carried out in the Hambantota area under the guise of solar projects. You can refer to those […]

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26 Mar

Farmers’ Organization Holds Public Meeting Against Environmentally Destructive Solar Projects in Hambantota

A public meeting was convened by the Walawe Left Bank United Farmers’ Organization in protest of solar energy projects being implemented in Hambantota, which has raised serious concerns about the […]

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21 Mar

After the Landslide, a New Beginning for Sri Lanka’s Forgotten Plantation Families

The recent landslide in 2023 at the Punagala Kabaragala Estate in Bandarawela is a reminder of the precarious situation of the Malaiyaha Tamil people in Sri Lanka. The landslide, caused […]

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