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Sri Lanka's highly valued tea plantations are under threat from its government's drive to be the world's foremost organic food grower.
Tea farmers believe a disastrous harvest could soon follow President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's earlier ban on chemical fertilisers, while farmers of cinnamon, pepper and staples such as rice are also fearful of crop failures.
Herman Gunaratne, a master tea maker, was picked, along with 45 other specialists, to steer the government's organic revolution.
Now he is fearful of what the future holds for tea producers.
Sri Lanka has been hit hard by the pandemic.
Previous years of economic growth were wiped out by successive waves of Coronavirus, resulting in last year's dramatic fall in GDP (Gross Domestic Product) of three percent.
Attempting to tackle the problems caused by a deficit of foreign currency, the government has ceased importing vital products including fertilisers and pesticides.
The inevitable drop in tea output will only exacerbate the economic crisis facing the country, according to Gunaratne.
Following disagreements over the government's scheme to go100 percent organic, Gunaratne was dismissed from its task force.
Generating in excess of $1.25 billion, tea is Sri Lanka's primary earner , and Gunaratne, whose Virgin White tea fetches $2000 a kilo, insists moving to organic will cause a 50 percent reduction in tea yield.
