Reuters reveals Sri Lanka faces looming food crisis with stunted rice crop | Reuters News Agency
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Reuters reveals Sri Lanka faces looming food crisis with stunted rice crop

Reuters revealed that the standing paddy crop across most of northern Sri Lanka’s Kilinochchi district is stunted for the second successive season because of the lack of fertilizer. Across rice farms in this Indian Ocean island, the bleak picture is emerging that the summer harvest could be as low as half that of previous years, according to experts.

Article Tags
Topics of Interest: Environment
Type: Reuters Best
Sectors: Commodities & Energy
Regions: Asia
Countries: Sri Lanka
Win Types: Impact (Long Term)
Story Types: Special Report / Insight
Media Types: Text
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