Climate-Smart Agriculture in Cascade Minor Irrigation System: Status, Scope and Challenges in Sri Lanka: A Case from Puttlam District

This paper discloses the status, scope, and challenges in familiarizing climate-smart agricultural (CSA) practices to cascades or terraced tank clusters Puttalam district Dry Zone (DZ) of Sri Lanka. As a tropical country, Lanka faces many reducing gap trade balance economy. Reducing food imports can be considered as one solutions. Consequently, is paying high attention introduce CSA for DZ while identifying most productive interventions. Karuwalagaswewa DSD driest DSDs it has been recognized hotspot area improve livelihoods farming community residing highly vulnerable areas DZ. The secondary data study have abstracted from level reports selected PRA tools, FGDs, participatory map, seasonal calendar, Metrix rankings, survey methods applied collecting primary Neliwewa, Ihala Ralapanawa, Rambawewa Terraced Tanks Clusters DSD. that current are mostly traditional there probability practices. major challenge introducing modern intragenerational intergenerational attitudinal conflict lack scientific understandings technologies CSA. A systematic approach essential sustain