Whole world is gradually getting under the control of profit-oriented multi-national companies. These so-called wars between West and Middle East countries are their income. Companies who make fighter jets, dig earth for fuels, build ships to transport soldiers, food supplies in war field are some of the well-known businesses. Even donating legs to soldiers who lost their limbs in wars could be their business in a form of donation to evade taxes. All these companies are fully equipped with highly qualified professionals educated from universities specialized in required expertise. It is the real scenario behind this so-called world politics.

Under this scenario, just imagine what would happen if two companies specialized in agro chemicals and medical drugs and equipment (such as kidney transplant machines) start a joint venture. Even funding required for producing expertise in the form of PhDs etc. could be there investment in a form of donation to universities. Though it may not yet has happened, there is every possibility in a profit-oriented world.

Taxing consumers

Chemical based agriculture started after World War II. Excess Urea available mainly in bomb making factories was sent to countries such as Sri Lanka as free aids.

In 70s Urea was given to farmers free of charge initially and later for cash. Ultimate result was never ending dependency on fertilizer subsidies in order to economically justify agriculture for farmers. These subsidies are recovered by taxing consumers. It is kind of vicious circle energized by never ending dependency on imported fertilizers.

Unless, we, as a nation equip ourselves for our basic need called hunger, what would happen to countries like Sri Lanka even when required resources are still available

Chemical based agriculture

Our resource is our organic fertilizer rich soil and rest of the eco system. Soil is a kind of organic agriculture factory. Earth worms and other fauna are the factory labourers. Application of chemical agriculture gradually paralyses this labour force and eventually completely vanished even extinct beyond recovery. Though some of our agriculture areas are already experiencing this pathetic stage to some extent, I think it is still recoverable. Unless we promote organic agriculture among farmers who are actually doing farming on the field, what is the long term solution Unless it is carefully managed, in my view, the dependency on chemical based agriculture is a suicidal mission for the whole nation, still not clearly noticed by us.

Getting out of this vicious circle is a gradual process. We are already addictively and unknowingly in it. In my view, Out of Box thinking is a must to find solutions to this dilemma. I hope this article would create a dialogue among those thinkers.

(Source : 30-05-2016 ( Daily News ( Sri Lanka ) http://www.dailynews.lk/?q=2016/05/30/features/83127)