Vignettes from Sri Lanka's cloud country

Encounters with organic farming in Sri Lanka


There is widespread recognition today of the land and food crisis in Sri Lanka, in both plantations and in the smallholder food-producing sectors. Lands are being degraded and poisoned, while devastating floods and periodic droughts take a heavy toll on food security. The government’s response has been to do more of the same – continue to stoke the country’s dependence on highly subsidized agro-chemicals and continue to cold shoulder alternatives.