COLOMBO (News 1st);  Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna MP Chandima Weerakkody says that an investigation should be carried out to inquire if irregularities had taken place when importing liquid nano nitrogen fertilizer from India. The SLPP MP went onto say that it is important to inquire whether the tr...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The National Organizer of the All Ceylon Agrarian Federation, Namal Karunaratne says that the Government's decision to import chemical fertilizer is not one taken with good faith, but a result of the farmers' struggle. Speaking to media today (21), Karunaratne stated that curr...

COLOMBO (News 1st); State Minister of Agriculture Shasheendra Rajapaksa says that the fertilizer ban will be lifted for all crops except paddy. Speaking to News 1st, the State Minister of Organic Fertilizer Production and Agriculture emphasized that permission was granted to cultivate paddy using...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Citizens have been urged to provide their opinions to the recently appointed "One Country, One Law" Presidential Task Force. In a release, the Presidential Secretariat mentioned that the Task Force, headed by Ven. Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thero is currently engaging in a visi...

COLOMBO (News 1st); State Minister Dayasiri Jayasekara commenting on the problems faced by farmers of Sri Lanka, stated that the protests are raising genuine concerns of farmers. The General Secretary of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party, speaking to media stated that Sri Lanka had been a self-sufficie...