#SriLanka's catastrophic collapse allegedly has nothing to do with the conversion to #organic, we now hear from the protagonists of this conversion: #VandanaShiva's Navdanya, #IFOAM Organics, #RegenerationInternational.
Conversion to agroecology is something different from the import ban on pesticides and fertilisers. Really? A year ago it sounded like that (Leu is with Regenration International and IFOAM):
"André Leu, speaking of the Sri Lankan Government’s decision to go organic, expressed confidence that Sri Lanka will thrive, despite certain claims implying otherwise. He noted that the presidential directive regarding switching to organic fertilisers is achievable, ...
and that it will increase Sri Lanka’s agricultural production, income, balance of trade, biodiversity, and climate change resilience." Leu, an der Seite von @RenateKuenast und Ronnie Cummins von @OrganicConsumer im Steering Committee von Regenration International, fügte hinzu:
Leu warned: Don't listen to Sri Lanka's agricultural experts! "The presidential directive will not be achieved by using agronomists and professionals who are trained and practiced in only using chemical fertilisers and pesticides. ...
...These professionals do not have the knowledge or skills needed to implement the new system as they use the same thinking. Instead, history shows us that they will actually undermine change."
Already, the country's experts had put out warnings in an open letter to the president: ft.lk/top-story/Scie…
Shiva also supported the import ban (today she says it was wrong). At the time: "Admiring Sri Lanka’s decision to switch to organic fertilisers, Dr. Shiva said: “The reason I am glad about the approach of the Sri Lankan Government is because it connects three things,..
namely stopping dependency on imports, the ruination of the ecosystems and non-sustainability, and (ruination of) health. The minute we connect sustainability and health, organic becomes the only way we can move forward.”
"When you are shifting to a 100% organic Sri Lanka, you are turning to an economy of permanence and you are turning to an economy of prosperity for all beings, because a prosperity for all beings means we should not be driving species towards extinction."
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