COLOMBO -- Sri Lanka's cash-strapped government has vowed to build food security for the nation -- a tall order for a country suffering from one of the world's highest food inflation rates and still cursing the agricultural policy of the previous, unceremoniously ousted Rajapaksa administration.
Sri Lanka crisis
Sri Lanka aims for food security after ill-fated fertilizer ban
As millions suffer from hunger, officials promise 'gigantic' farm modernization
A Sri Lankan farmer gestures to show the ideal height of the plants in his paddy in July, as growers struggle amid the economic crisis and the aftermath of a ban on chemical fertilizers. © Reuters
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