La scelta del governo cingalese di convertire forzosamente tutta la produzione di tè al «biologico» rischierebbe di mettere seriamente in crisi l’economia del Paese, compromettendone anche la sicurezza alimentare.

Ne parla un articolo di Al Jazeera.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa banned chemical fertilisers this year to set off his organic race but tea plantation owners are predicting crops could fail as soon as October, with cinnamon, pepper and staples such as rice also facing trouble. Master tea maker Herman Gunaratne, one of 46 experts picked by Rajapaksa to guide the organic revolution, fears the worst.

Immagine: MadeByNastia, Tea Plant.