Mahinda Chintana – Vision for the Future. Country/Territory Sri Lanka Document type Date 2010 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Livestock, Food & nutrition, Fisheries, Forestry, Cultivated plants, Water Keyword Agricultural development Agricultural land Biodiversity Business/industry/corporations Capacity building Cereals/grains/rice Crops/grasses Disasters Fiscal and market measures Freshwater resources management Gender Irrigation Poverty Rural employment Rural youth Smallholders/peasants Sustainable development Sustainable use Traditional knowledge/indigenous knowledge Food security Potable water Public health Right to water Human rights Agro-forestry Forest management/forest conservation Ecological production/organic production Fertilizers/nutrients Plant production Flood Geographical area Asia, ASIA AND THE PACIFIC, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia Entry into force notes 2010-2016 Abstract This policy aims at the sustainable development of Sri Lanka and particularly to achieve a number of improvements, including the following: (a) sustained economic growth of around 6 percent; (b) reduce unemployment and poverty; (c) raise access to safe drinking water and services such as electricity and road access. The vision envisages a Sri Lanka that has an economy with a green environment and rapid development; aspires to be a stable society with a high quality of life for all of its people having access to decent living, electricity, water, schooling and health facilities; maintains the best of Sri Lankan culture, traditions and long standing global identity; aims to consolidate as an emerging market economy, integrated into the global economy and is competitive internationally. The policy refers to the period from 2010 to 2016 and is composed of the following Chapters: (1) Sri Lanka: The Emerging Wonder of Asia; (2) A Prosperous Country: A Land of Plenty; (3) Enterprises with Strength to Conquer the World; (4) Developed Road Network and Transport System; (5) Focus on Modern Education and Knowledge Systems; (6) A Healthy Society; (7) Comforts, Convenience and Satisfactory Lifestyle; (8) Shared Values and Rapid Development. Full text English Website www.adb.org