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Re:Sri Lanka is having a textbook currency crisis, triggered... by croes on Wednesday July 13, 2022 @12:46AM (#32079117)
Seems like the switch wasn't about chemical fertilizer vs organic fertilizier but imported fertilizer vs local fertilizer.

"When Sri Lanka's foreign currency shortages became a serious problem in early 2021, the government tried to limit them by banning imports of chemical fertiliser.

It told farmers to use locally sourced organic fertilisers instead."

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-61028138

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Re:Sri Lanka is having a textbook currency crisis, triggered... by trhway on Wednesday July 13, 2022 @03:37AM (#32079956)
>Seems like the switch wasn't about chemical fertilizer vs organic fertilizier but imported fertilizer vs local fertilizer.

it is a bit moot point as organic fertilizer can't be practically transported/imported for any significant distance.

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