Sri Lanka farmers protest over ban causing fertiliser shortage

Farmers in Sri Lanka are protesting against a lack of fertiliser as the cultivation season gets under way. The shortage follows a government decision to ban all agrochemicals. The move is part of a clampdown on what it calls non-essential imports during a foreign currency crisis. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa announced the plan in May, saying he wanted to make farming 100 percent organic. Al Jazeera's Minelle Fernandez reports. – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish/ – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera/ – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #SriLanka #Farming
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