Government lifts import ban on glyphosate

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The Finance Ministry has lifted the import ban on the popular weedicide glyphosate with effect from August 5 while allowing glyphosate imports into the country subject to import control license requirement.

According to the Gazette Extraordinary No 2291/44 signed by President Ranil Wickremesinghe as the Minister of Finance, Economic Stabilisation and National Policies, N-(phosphonomethyl) Glycine and its salts and derivatives (Glyphosate) has been removed from the ban list of goods specified in schedule four in the Gazette Extraordinary No.2044140 published on November 09, 2017, as amended.

Earlier, glyphosate use was allowed for tea and rubber cultivations for a period of three years following the blanket import ban on the weedicide in 2015.

In 2019, restricted quantities of glyphosate were permitted to be imported for devitalisation in the floriculture industry and removal of diseased sugarcane plants (White Leaf Disease) and coconut palms (Weligama Coconut Leaf Wilt Disease).

In 2019, it was yet again banned along with another agrochemical in 2021 as the government made a policy decision to move to 100 percent organic agriculture. However, the blanket ban on agrochemicals was removed several months later.

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G Monday, 08 August 2022 07:23 AM

Thank you. Very good decision.

Prof. E.K. Kandiah Monday, 08 August 2022 07:58 AM

Good move, this will boost the harvest. Now we have a wise President unlike one man show "Gota". Go ahead Sir, remove all the barriers and bans on every food items too.

Neo Monday, 08 August 2022 08:29 AM

Now I can guess one or two corporates that sponsored for the aragalaya 1.0

Dolly Dias Monday, 08 August 2022 08:52 AM

Excellent finally someone understands the importance of weed control in agriculture. Dolly

Shariq Monday, 08 August 2022 10:14 AM

Despite the masses, I believe Ranil will do this country well. Lets give him a chance and time

Joe Mathan Monday, 08 August 2022 12:14 PM

It is a wrong decision. Most countries are banned it and towards ban. It is real problem to health.

Manage Monday, 08 August 2022 03:11 PM

It is a bad decision.how many have affected with serious chronic kidney disease in north central province and other parts of srilanka. Ranil never thinks about people. Only his motive is doing business.

tilak Monday, 08 August 2022 03:32 PM

Give the time and support RW will do the write thing by the country. Remember Mangala Samaraweera said-RW is the best President SL never had. Sad he is not around to see it now

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