Press briefing of Cabinet Decision taken on 2014-09-04 |
Programme of work for minimizing the application of Agro-chemicals in Agriculture in Sri Lanka - approximately 8,000 MT of Agro-chemicals and 900,000 MT of chemical fertilizer are imported to Sri Lanka annually. The Ministry of Agriculture has drawn up a Programme to minimize the use of Agro?chemicals and pesticides by 2020, adhering to the following practices: |