Sri Lanka imports 4,000 metric tonnes of agro-chemicals and 1.2 million metric tonnes of chemical fertilizer every year, Agriculture, Rural Economic Affairs, Livestock Development, Irrigation and Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development Minister P. Harrison said.Speaking at the committee stage debate of the Budget 2019 in Parliament yesterday when the Expenditure Heads of his Ministry were taken up, Minister Harrison said promoting poison-free cultivation is the need of the hour.
