In his 2019 election campaign, he promised to move Sri Lanka to organic farming in a decade. He made good on that promise last spring, issuing a blanket order to ban all imports of agrochemicals.

A shift to better farming practices is possible, but Sri Lanka’s abrupt switch to organics offers a bitter lesson in how to change food systems in a sustainable way.

Then came Sri Lanka’s sudden, and disastrous, turn toward organic farming. The government campaign, ostensibly driven by health concerns, lasted only seven months.

The dramatic implosion of Sri Lanka’s economy has a lot of culprits. Is organic farming one of them? The right and contrarian types are seizing on the country’s banning of chemical fertilizers ...

Sea cucumber farming is a relatively new industry in Sri Lanka, but it has quickly gained popularity due to its potential for high profits. However, the rapid expansion of sea cucumber farms ...

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 ...

Sri Lanka is now in the worst economic crisis they have seen in decades, ... This week on The Inquiry we ask, did organic farming cause Sri Lanka’s collapse? Presenter: Charmaine Cozier ...

A new publication from the Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka (IPS) finds strong evidence that tobacco farming is not a particularly lucrative enterprise for most smallholder tobacco farmers in ...

Palekar also hit out at organic farming saying it would take the country the Sri Lanka way. This is because inputs used in organic farming are too expensive and the yield does not match the cost.

Sri Lanka’s drive towards agricultural modernisation has brought to the fore children of farmers to be trained to man the smart technology – drones for paddy cultivation. Sons and daughters of farmers ...

With its president fleeing amid widespread protests, Sri Lanka has been plunged deeper into an ever spiraling political crisis. It’s easy to forget in this meltdown, but the economic turmoil ...

Sri Lanka’s president banned chemical fertilizers, and paid for it. Where does that leave organic farming? Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800 ...