Permission will be granted to import chemical fertilizers, pesticides, and herbicides from today, Agriculture Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage said.
He said this while addressing the weekly cabinet media briefing at the Information Department.
Minister Aluthgamage said that as a government who is sensitive towards the people, it had been decided yesterday to remove the gazette notification issued on April 26, 2021.
However, he emphasized that there had been no change in the government's policy on green agriculture. (Chaturanga Samarawickrama)