A group of farmers have revealed how a leading farmer who told President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa that he has been cultivating using organic fertilizer since the age of 16, was seen using chemical fertilizer on his crops.
The farmers have revealed how the Chairman of the All Ceylon Agrarian Federation, which represents all minor irrigation systems including Anuradhapura, was applying chemical fertilizers to his maize cultivation.
When the group of farmers had gone to inspect how this farmer leader was conducting his cultivation using organic fertilizer, they had witnessed his using chemical fertilizers to the plantations.
When confronted, the relevant chairman said that he did not say that chemical fertilizers were unnecessary but only said that organic fertilizers were good.