Agriculture Exports Values:
Tea …………….. USD 1,346 mill
Rubber ……….. USD 24 mill
Coconut ……… USD 330 mill
Other Agri items USD 499 mill
Total exports USD 2,199 mil
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Cost of Fertiliser, Pesticides and others
Imports total USD 400 mill
Who will take the responsibility for placing it at risk and affecting the above export figures?
And consider:
Going organic in toto is a noble standard. Bhutan tried for years and have now said they will need a further 15 years.
Does Sri Lanka have the luxury of gambling with our Agro export figures?
Sources: Dept of Agriculture and Central Bank.
Faraz Shauketaly
