Sri Lanka reverses organic farming drive as tea suffers | Agriculture News

Sri Lanka reverses organic farming drive as tea suffers | Agriculture News

Government backs down from ambitious plans to become the world’s first completely organic farming nation, reversing ban on fertilizer imports. Sri Lanka has backed down from its ambitious plans to become the world’s first completely organic farming nation, reversing a ban on imports of chemical fertiliser. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa had imposed a total ban on … Read more

Organic food revolution in Sri Lanka threatens its tea industry | Food News

Organic food revolution in Sri Lanka threatens its tea industry | Food News

Sri Lanka’s drive to become the world’s top 100 percent organic food producer threatens its prized tea industry and has sparked fears of a broader agricultural disaster that could deal another blow to the troubled economy. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa banned chemical fertilizers this year to kick off his organic career, but tea plantation owners predict … Read more