In the spring of 2021, President Rajapaksa made an unusual decision: He banned synthetic fertilizer and pesticide imports practically overnight, forcing Sri Lanka’s millions of farmers to go organic.
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On Wednesday, a 5.9 magnitude earthquake hit the southeastern part of the country, killing about 1,000 people and injuring at least 1,500 more, according to a state-run news agency. The quake hit a rural, poor region near the Pakistan border, another humanitarian crisis for the country to face. Afghanistan’s diplomatic missions called for more foreign aid to help respond to the disaster.