Our 1600km journey across the agricultural belt

This week on the Doghouse Amalini De Sayrah and Nadim Majeed take us through their journey across some of the major agricultural districts in the country, investigating the impact of the sudden ban on synthetic fertilisers. From Hambantota to Jaffna we met a diverse cross section of farmers who spoke to us about their shattered hopes and despair at what the future holds. Listen on to find out how the government left the entire farming community in the lurch. Read more on the history of broken promises and policy blunders.  Download the Watchdog App for Android! Music - Cantina Rag by Jackson F. Smith is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives (aka Music Sharing) 3.0 International License.