Sri Lanka, Jan. 6 -- The Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval to proceed with the implementation of a project aimed at building a resilient, high-quality maize-based food system to enhance the Thriposha programme in Sri Lanka.

The World Food Programme (WFP), as part of its national nutrition interventions, is supporting the enhancement of the Thriposha programme and has prepared a project proposal titled "Building a Resilient High Quality Maize-Based Food System for an Improved Thriposha Program in Sri Lanka: Let's Sow, Let's Grow."

The objective of the proposed project is to improve the quality of maize used for Thriposha production and to strengthen the overall Thriposha supply chain.

The proposed initiative is expected to benef...