Sri Lanka runs risk of losing FAO research vessels till 2030 over SOP delay

Sri Lanka runs risk of losing FAO research vessels till 2030 over SOP delay

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka will be deprived of key benefits in marine ecosystem research by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) due to the government’s delay in formulating standard operating procedures (SOP) to handle foreign research vessels, sources in the government and UN said. The FAO has coordinated the deployment of the “Dr Fridtj of Nansen” (F. Nansen), a state-of-the-art vessel to Sri Lanka from July 15-August 20 20…