About 82% of Sri Lanka’s land is owned by the government. This has resulted in many socio-economic catastrophes such as placing strict limits on the rights of farmers, inability to enhance agricultural productivity, inability to attract investors and many more. In order to rectify this and to come up with reform recommendations, the Advocata Institute has conducted research along with an island wide field survey covering 400 farmers.
In the aim of highlighting the above the Advocata Institute has produced a documentary on ‘Land, Freedom & Life’
The Advocata Institute hosted a live discussion on Land rights of Sri Lanka's Farmers followed by the premiere of the documentary.
The panel consisted of Dr. Asanga Gunawansa, (Lead Legal Counsel Attorney-At-Law), Thilini Bandara (Research Analyst Advocata Institute) & Dhananath Fernando (Chief Executive Officer Advocata Institute)
This video documentary captures the voices of farmers, shedding light on the myriad of socio-economic challenges arising from the state ownership of the country's agricultural land.
The report will be published soon.
Check out the full panel discussion on Land rights of Sri Lanka's Farmers