Reforming Fertilizer Import Policies for Sustainable Intensification of Agricultural Systems in Sri Lanka: Is there a Policy Failure?

Jeevika Weerahewa, Athula Senaratne and Suresh Babu

No 320705, PRCI Policy Research Notes from Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics, Food Security Group

Abstract: The government of Sri Lanka has implemented a myriad of fertilizer import and use options during 2015 – 2021 with the objective of making agricultural systems more financially and environmentally sustainable. However, these policy actions were not fully informed by global and national evidence. This policy brief illustrates how the fertilizer policy environment influences the performance of agricultural systems in Sri Lanka, reviews past policy changes and presents a set of options for sustainable intensification of Sri Lankan agricultural systems.

Keywords: Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 7
Date: 2021-08-27
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.320705

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