The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has launched a five-year “Sow and Grow” project, supported by USD 10 million from the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), in partnership with the government of Sri Lanka.

The project aims to strengthen Sri Lanka’s Thriposha programme by boosting the production of high-quality local maize and ensuring a reliable supply of Thriposha for children under five, as well as pregnant and breastfeeding women.

Thriposha is a fortified supplementary food and a longstanding nutrition safety net for vulnerable mothers and children in Sri Lanka. Sow and Grow will boost local maize production, improve quality and strengthen supply chains for sustainable provision of Thriposha.

The project will support 7,500 farmers, in Anuradhapura, Monaragala and Badulla districts, boosting productivity, promoting climate-smart farming, and cutting post-harvest losses. It will connect farmers with aggregators and Sri Lanka Thriposha Limited for better market access and ensure a reliable supply of high-quality maize, helping lower dependence on imports and mitigate climate-related risks.

Sow and Grow is projected to enhance nutrition for more than 650,000 children under five, as well as over 330,000 pregnant and breastfeeding women across the country.

Sow and Grow will be implemented by the World Food Programme in partnership with the Government of Sri Lanka, including the Ministry of Rural Development, Social Security and Community Empowerment, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Trade, Commerce, Food Security & Cooperative Development, and the Ministry of Finance.

New Anthoney’s Farms, Sri Lanka’s pioneering producer of antibiotic-free, no-added hormones poultry, once again took its place at the Healthy Living Expo 2026, marking its third consecutive year at the country’s foremost wellness exhibition. The Expo ran from 6 to 8 March 2026 at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH), Colombo, welcoming free and open attendance from the public, as part of the 15th edition of Medicare 2026, an international healthcare exhibition.

The Healthy Living Expo is built on the principle of wellness before illness, a philosophy that sits at the heart of New Anthoney’s Farms’ founding mission. The Farm has long held that what ends up on the dinner table begins long before the kitchen: it begins on the farm, with the choices made in rearing, feeding, and caring for every bird raised. By choosing not to use antibiotics at any stage, New Anthoney’s Farms ensures that its poultry supports, rather than undermines, the long-term health of the families it feeds.

The Commercial Bank of Ceylon has launched its much-anticipated seasonal promotion for the Sinhala and Tamil New Year, offering credit and debit cardholders discounts of up to 70% across an extensive network of merchant outlets island-wide in the run-up to the Avurudu celebrations.

Running up to 30th April 2026, the annual promotion, one of the biggest highlights of the Bank’s cards calendar, brings together more than 579 merchant partners representing over 4,000 retail outlets, providing Commercial Bank cardholders with a wide array of savings across multiple lifestyle categories during the festive season. As one of the Bank’s most significant and welcomed annual campaigns, this promotion embodies Commercial Bank’s commitment to spreading the spirit of Avurudu by bringing families and communities closer together, enabling customers to celebrate the season with greater joy, ease and generosity, while sharing in the happiness of meaningful savings across all aspects of their festive preparations.