Posted on June 9th, 2021
By Prof. ROHAN RAJAPAKSE Courtesy The Island
‘The best option available is to use a mixture of both synthetic and carbonic fertilizers, benefiting from their advantages to help farmers increase the agricultural output.’
Emeritus Professor of Agriculture Biology University of Ruhuna and Former Executive Director Sri Lanka Council of Agriculture Research Policy
The Cabinet of ministers last month approved President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s proposal to ban the importation of chemical fertilisers. In addition to synthetic fertilisers, the importation of synthetic pesticides whether they are CLASS 1A or Class1B (Toxic) or Class 2 Less toxic is also banned. The reasons for the ban are listed according to our knowledge
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Close (L-R): Tanya Harvey, an intensive care nurse at the Foothills Medical Centre Cell in Calgary, and Sahra Kaahiye, a respiratory therapist at the Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital in Edmonton, were the first to receive the COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 15, 2020. // Photo courtesy of Chris Schwarz/Government of Alberta.
COVID-19 vaccine rollout: Is 2021 going to be the comeback year we hoped for?
Thousands of doses of the Pfizer BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines have already been administered in Alberta with no adverse side effects reported. The province has said the vaccines will be rolled out in several phases over the next year with the earliest doses already administered in Dec. 2020 to high-risk individuals and essential workers. According to the Government of Alberta website, the general public will have access to the vaccines by fall 2021.