RATNAPURA, Sri Lanka — This year’s crop worries M.D. Somadasa. For four decades, he has sold carrots, ... Almost all major crops grown in the country depend on the chemicals.

Sri Lanka's farmers reel from impact of fertiliser ban Sudden policy shift took them by surprise, hurt yields Government backed down and reversed decision Leaders' popularity in rural areas has ...

Sri Lanka floods destroy crops. ... More than 80 per cent of fields in the main rice-growing area have been washed away. This is causing fears that food crisis may begin.

In Sri Lanka, a severe drought is affecting much of the country. The main rice harvest, due soon, is under threat. The quality of the tea crop - Sri Lanka's most important export - could also also ...

The first major white fly outbreak in coconut plantations in Sri Lanka was reported in 2019 from the Kegalle District and it is believed to have been caused by the accidental introduction of a new ...

W.M. Seneviratne sat watching a mechanised harvester slice through the jade green fields around him in eastern Sri Lanka's Agbopura village one recent morning, aware that this year's harvest would ...

In Sri Lanka, a severe drought is affecting much of the country. The main rice harvest, due soon, is under threat. The quality of the tea crop - Sri Lanka's most important export - could also also ...