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Sri Lanka Faces Food Crisis – No, It’s Not Due to Organic Farming -Bahar Dutt

-TheQuint.com

A new IPCC report wants the world to decarbonise. Sri Lanka was doing just that, albeit with shoddy planning.

Yet another IPCC report is out that warns of dire consequences if the world doesn’t course-correct and pursue a low-carbon pathway. This means drastically cutting our dependence on fossil fuels, among a string of other hard-hitting measures. One country did try that by announcing a ban on chemical-based farming and its decision to go organic. But now, the world media is blaming it for an unprecedented economic crisis.

Yes, it is true that Sri Lanka is facing a massive shortage in essential goods and services and a plummeting economy. But to blame chemical-free farming for a food crisis not only shows a simplistic understanding of the concept itself, but also reinforces a narrative long promoted by the fossil fuel industry.

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