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Lanka Monthly Digest (LMD)
A Question of Subsidies
Author : Amila Balasuriya
Publisher: Media Services (Pvt.) Ltd
Place of Publish: Sri Lanka, Colombo
Year: 2015
Page Numbers: 191
Series: 15-Feb
Acc. No: 406-J
Category: Journals
Subjects: Adult Education
Languages: English
Balasuriya explores the effects of state-sponsored subsidies on Sri Lanka,s agriculture and environment. In 2013, the fertilizer subsidy was reduced due to concerns related to the overuse of chemical fertilisers. The Centre for Poverty Analysis (CEPA) carried out a study to determine whether the reduction in the subsidy would cause a drop in fertiliser usage and what repercussions and effects it would result in. Balasuriya analyses the results of this study and makes valuable conclusions about the use of subsidy schemes.
