Prime minister warns of a food crisis after chemical fertilisers ban by previous government drastically cut crop yields.
Highlights
- Prime Minister warns of a food crisis after ban on chemical fertilisers by the previous government drastically cut crop yields.
- Government promises to buy enough fertiliser for the next planting season to boost harvests.
- President Rajapaksa appointed nine new members to the cabinet on Friday, including to the critical health, trade and trade and ministries.
- Inflation hits 29.8 percent in April with food prices up 46.6 percent year-on-year.
- The delay in announcing a new finance minister could hinder negotiations with the International Monetary Fund over a bailout is likely to be kept by the new prime minister.
- Critics accuse the new government of being a ‘rubbish’