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Author: A Subsistence Farmer

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Economy, Farming & Agriculture, Politics and Governance, Polonnaruwa

The Paddy Farmer’s Dilemma

There are various dire predictions of the expected amount of paddy this Yala season, which will result in insufficient rice to feed the country, although there is some confusion as to how…

A Subsistence Farmer A Subsistence Farmer on 05/27/2022
Economy, Farming & Agriculture, Politics and Governance, Polonnaruwa

Saving Sri Lanka’s Paddy Farmers

Much of the country is gripped by drought because the past month was exceptionally dry following the very wet conditions previously. The hydroelectric reservoirs have little water and the government is importing…

A Subsistence Farmer A Subsistence Farmer on 02/09/202203/22/2022
Colombo, Economy, Farming & Agriculture, Politics and Governance

Farmers Bear the Deadly Cost of Going Instantly Organic

The biggest gamble of a lifetime is being played out in the fields of Sri Lanka by over a million people today. Paddy sowing for the rain fed Maha season is almost…

A Subsistence Farmer A Subsistence Farmer on 12/13/202103/22/2022
Colombo, Development, Economy, Farming & Agriculture, Politics and Governance

The Organic Fiasco: A Farmer’s View

These are my views about the ban on chemical fertilizers and pesticides, which now appears to have been overturned in a haphazard manner. The ban is being applied to different sections of…

A Subsistence Farmer A Subsistence Farmer on 11/03/202103/22/2022
Colombo, Economy, Farming & Agriculture, Healthcare, Politics and Governance

Ban on Chemical Fertilizer a Threat to Food Security

The ban on the import of chemical fertilizer makes sense to some and not to others; however it has far reaching implications for food security. In the pre independence era, the population…

A Subsistence Farmer A Subsistence Farmer on 05/09/202103/22/2022

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