Sri Lanka government has NOT taken any decision to import chemical fertilizer as reported in certain media says President’s Spokesman. Several media reported that newly appointed Basil Rajapaksa is considering to allow chemical fertilizer import. President’s Spokesman says those reports are False.
Meanwhile farmers are continuing protests against fertilizer crisis in Sri Lanka. Over the past few weeks, farmers are protesting across Sri Lanka demanding fertilizer.
Recently, Sri Lanka bans the use and import of chemical fertilizers promote the use of organic fertilizers. Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa stressed that he will take up the challenge of making Sri Lanka the first country in the world to eliminate the use of chemical fertilizers, without taking a step back on the decision to end the use of chemical fertilizers in the country.
Meanwhile, district farmers’ representatives on behalf of 1.1 million farmers islandwide are urging President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, not to reverse the steps taken to use organic fertilizer.