Sri Lanka bans import of organic fertilizers From China

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Sri Lanka banned the import of organic fertilisers produced in China after state Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture executives identified harmful bacteria for the second time.

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Sri Lanka imports 99,000 metric tonnes of organic fertiliser for 63 million dollars from China’s Qingdao Seawin Biotech

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On September 17, agriculture experts in Sri Lanka found that China manufactured organic fertilisers that contained a microorganism identified as ‘Erwinia’.

The Agriculture Ministry also confirmed this later, but the Minister alleged that the samples that came to Sri Lanka could have been tampered with.