It's not a good idea to ban chemical fertilizers when your whole food production depends on them.

Ecologism may sound like a beautiful thing but it can't be implemented overnight and at scale. It's just ignoring decades of human progress without a proper alternative.

6 months later and the results are already here. Sadly, a lot of people will die from poverty and starvation thanks to this measure. I hope Sri Lankans stand up against this (even if they have to smuggle proper fertilizers into their country).

Usage of fertilizers and pesticides also underlies an ideology: Massively importing chemicals to boost agricultural production at the cost of soil depletion, bio accumulation and health risks. At some point, regaining control of land usage becomes a matter of sovereignty.