Srilanka, July 28 -- China has agreed to provide technical and research assistance to Sri Lanka for the establishment of bamboo bio-fences as part of efforts to mitigate the country's human-elephant conflict.



The agreement was reached during an official visit by a Sri Lankan delegation led by Deputy Minister of Environment Anton Jayakody to the International Centre for Bamboo and Rattan (INBAR) in Beijing.



During the visit, the delegation held bilateral talks with the Centre's Director General and senior officials, focusing on bamboo cultivation, advanced processing technologies and the development of bamboo-based industrial products.



Deputy Minister Jayakody formally requested China's support to implement a bamboo bio-fence ...