Objections have recently been raised against Dr. Anuruddha Padeniya of the Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) and MP Ven. Athuraliye Rathana Thera when they had attended a meeting at Committee Room 1 in Parliament on the fertiliser issue. Rathana Thera had, at this juncture, tried to explain the importance of organic fertiliser usage. He had asked whether there will be sufficient stocks of fertiliser in the future, whether there will be seeds to engage in organic agriculture, and whether the consumers will be able to bear the cost of organic agriculture produce. However, many people at the meeting had started to leave since there had been no satisfactory responses to the questions.

Source: The Nation July 17, 2021 20:15 UTC