Soumya Bhowmick
Viewpoint: Sri Lanka’s ban on synthetic crop chemicals put ideology ahead of science. Here’s a rethink on sustainable agriculture
In April 2021, the Sri Lankan president announced that the import of synthetic fertilizers was banned and no more would be procured ...
Viewpoint: Green technology-rejectionist Vandana Shiva at center of Sri Lanka’s disastrous organic farming embrace and crop protection chemical rejection
The unprecedented economic crisis in Sri Lanka has been doing the rounds across mainstream media, academia, policy circles as well ...