Sri Lanka could easily feed itself and grew enough food for the entire nation up until 2021. They had always used fertilizer, most of which was inorganic.
Their leader decreed that all crops grown in Sri Lanka must be Organically grown only. No exception. Crop yields dropped by nearly 30%. That one stupid move began the slide to poverty. Instead of testing first to see if it would work... they just mandated it.
The dumbass is literally our version of Bidum. Multiple farmers are now revolting. They've said that the next time the govt comes to campaign, that they'll be run out of the town with pitchforks.
Instead of testing first to see if it would work... they just mandated it.
What's worse is there's no reason it couldn't have worked. They just needed to source sufficient organic fertilizer to replace what they had been using as well as natural repellants for local pests. At worst it would've taken a few years to completely make the switch.
Of course, the best course of action would've been not to mandate organic farming but to incentivize it after they had ascertained workable standards. It's obvious their reason for forcing it suddenly was to cause problems.
Sri Lanka could easily feed itself and grew enough food for the entire nation up until 2021. They had always used fertilizer, most of which was inorganic.
Their leader decreed that all crops grown in Sri Lanka must be Organically grown only. No exception. Crop yields dropped by nearly 30%. That one stupid move began the slide to poverty. Instead of testing first to see if it would work... they just mandated it.
The dumbass is literally our version of Bidum. Multiple farmers are now revolting. They've said that the next time the govt comes to campaign, that they'll be run out of the town with pitchforks.
Welcome change in attitude.
What's worse is there's no reason it couldn't have worked. They just needed to source sufficient organic fertilizer to replace what they had been using as well as natural repellants for local pests. At worst it would've taken a few years to completely make the switch.
Of course, the best course of action would've been not to mandate organic farming but to incentivize it after they had ascertained workable standards. It's obvious their reason for forcing it suddenly was to cause problems.