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To: MtnClimber
"In Sri Lanka, in April, the national government decreed that the country would return to 100% organic agriculture. It banned fertilizer imports, but then reality set in. Sri Lanka has now partially rescinded its decree because dire results were predicted — a 43% diminution in crop yields. Sri Lanka's economy is agrarian, reliant on producing staple food crops like rice and maize to feed its population. It had to pivot because human needs bumped up hard against fervent idealism. "

Food Riots In Sri Lanka Turn Deadly As Protesters Beat Up Police, Burn Down Politicians’ Houses

6 posted on 05/14/2022 4:59:16 AM PDT by blam
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To: blam

They tried all organic farming back in the 1970s.

In Cambodia.

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13 posted on 05/14/2022 7:52:08 AM PDT by Lurker (Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is)
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