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Farming & Agriculture

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Colombo, Economy, Farming & Agriculture, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance

Food Sovereignty: Putting Farmers Back in Control

Colombo’s mayor, Rosy Senanayake, has cautioned that Colombo might run out of food by September.  The prime minister has warned that Sri Lankans will not be able to eat three meals a…

Priyanthi Fernando Priyanthi Fernando on 06/11/202206/11/2022
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
#GoHomeGota, #GotaGoHome, Ampara, Batticaloa, Culture, Economy, Farming & Agriculture, Gender, Human Rights, justice, Pandemic, Post-War

We want the Power of Equality, Justice and Love. Not Love for Power.

In late April, women from movements and collectives in the North and East marched into GotaGoGama in Galle Face to voice their concerns and issues in solidarity with the struggle in the…

Groundviews Groundviews on 05/26/2022
Disaster Management, Farming & Agriculture, Healthcare, Pandemic, Poverty

Our Planet, Our Health

Today is World Health Day World Health Day, a global health awareness day, was declared to mark the anniversary of the founding of World Health Organisation (WHO) on April 7, 1948. World…

Groundviews Groundviews on 04/07/202204/07/2022
Colombo, Development, Economy, Farming & Agriculture, Politics and Governance

Averting the Looming Food Crisis

A food crisis is inevitable. Food prices are soaring; shortages in essential food items are creating long queues, affecting people’s ability to work and get on with productive lives; the foreign reserve…

Sandun Thududgala Sandun Thududgala on 03/20/202203/22/2022
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

Cutting Heavy Wastage to Reduce Food Shortage

A new year usually brings hope and optimism but when we welcomed 2022, another worrisome issue had surfaced – the imminent threat of a food shortage. When the sudden fertilizer policy changes…

Prof. Hiroshan Hettiarachchi Prof. Hiroshan Hettiarachchi on 01/12/202203/22/2022
Colombo, Development, Economy, Farming & Agriculture, Politics and Governance

How Sri Lanka Became a Nation of Beggars

Every economy in the world, developed or developing, is a topic for discussion today. Some economies are being discussed for their sound management, good governance, high growth and overcoming crises while other…

Chandrasena Maliyadde Chandrasena Maliyadde on 01/05/202203/22/2022
Colombo, Economy, Environment, Farming & Agriculture, Politics and Governance

Making Cash from Trash

The organic fertilizer ship from China was one of the hotly debated topics in Sri Lanka. The quality of the fertilizer shipment, which resulted heated exchanges between the stakeholders, almost sparked a…

Prof. Hiroshan Hettiarachchi Prof. Hiroshan Hettiarachchi on 12/30/202103/22/2022
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, Environment, Farming & Agriculture, Politics and Governance, Science and Technology

Smashing Fertilizer Myths

About a decade ago, a statement by a medical doctor in the United States made overnight headlines. He was a popular television personality too. When he learned about the presence of arsenic…

Prof. Hiroshan Hettiarachchi Prof. Hiroshan Hettiarachchi on 11/23/202103/22/2022
Colombo, Development, Economy, Farming & Agriculture, Politics and Governance

Going Organic in a Planned, Sustainable Way

The new fertilizer policy introduced by the government has attracted heavy criticism from all sections of society; it has also received attention from the intellectual community. There is a good response from…

Prof. Hiroshan Hettiarachchi Prof. Hiroshan Hettiarachchi on 11/10/202103/22/2022
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, Politics and Governance, Poverty

A Tragedy of Errors – Heading for a Food Crisis

A food shortage brewing for several weeks, coupled with a stagnant economy and indecision, has pushed Sri Lanka to the brink of a crippling crisis. It is ironic that Sri Lanka, which…

Chandrasena Maliyadde Chandrasena Maliyadde on 10/16/202103/22/2022
Development, Districts, Environment, Farming & Agriculture, Pandemic, Politics and Governance

Realistic or just Rhetoric? The Ban on Chemical Fertilizer

In early 2021, a survey conducted by the International Food Policy Research Institute, found that farmers faced food insecurity as a result of the measures that had been put into place to…

Pranith Wirasinha Pranith Wirasinha on 08/27/202103/22/2022

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