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.
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.