Monday 19 January 2015

Mystery kidney disease killing Sri Lankan farmers

Driven by the Green Revolution of the 1960s, the teardrop-shaped island south of India abandoned ancient farming practices for modern techniques and adopted chemicals that promised the dream of self-sufficiency.

Rice paddies and vegetable fields soon dotted the vast, flat land irrigated by large reservoirs. And today, Sri Lanka produces enough rice to feed its 20 million people. 


- See more at: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/01/18/mystery-kidney-disease-killing-sri-lankan-farmers.html#.dpuf