Sri Lanka receives first consignment of non-harmful Nano Nitrogen liquid fertiliser from India to boost paddy, maize cultivation
The Hindu
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa had in May decided to impose a total ban on agrochemicals saying he wanted to make Sri Lankan farming 100% organic
Sri Lanka has received the first consignment of 3.1 million litres high quality non-harmful Nano Nitrogen liquid fertiliser from India to help the island nation's Eastern province in the cultivation of maize and paddy, country's Agriculture Secretary Prof Udith Jayasinghe said on Wednesday.
The import of Nano Nitrogen liquid fertiliser came months after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s decision in May to stop chemical fertiliser imports sparked anger and widespread protests in the farmland districts of the country.
"This is the first lot of the full lot of 3.1 million liters and the use of these are not harmful," Prof Jayasinghe said while speaking to reporters in Colombo.
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