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When you put it like that, it sounds as if there was some other decision that same government could realistically taken at that time that would have improved Sr

by Arnt 4y ago

When you put it like that, it sounds as if there was some other decision that same government could realistically taken at that time that would have improved Sri Lanka's state significantly. I think not. It was already close to disaster and not heading away. That government didn't have the ability (intellectual and/or financial resources) to turn around. The precise details of the decisions made shortly before the final disaster don't matter very much, and IMO definitely aren't the most significant reason. IMO that sudden organic lurch didn't help. But that single lurch didn't turn a sort of tropical Switzerland into a disaster zone.

NoPie 4y ago
The government could have tried to borrow money internationally to buy fertilizer. If properly presented the issue (such as great risk of starvation), the IMF or World Bank would have helped. Then they could export some crops and give the country more time to deal with debts and crises. And when covid is over, influx of tourists would have helped again. While there were many factors, it is quite possible that this one wrong decision was the straw that broke camel's back. But because currently green ideas are quite fashionable, the king was able to convince the government to accept this ill-fated deal about the switch to organic farming.