Sri Lanka, Sept. 30 -- The government is preparing to implement a secret plan to privatise the import of fertiliser and the supply chain, National Farmers' Union Chairman Anuradha Tennakoon claimed.

He said the National Fertiliser Secretariat, Lak Fertiliser Company and Commercial Fertiliser Company currently import and distribute the fertiliser stocks required for the country.

Tennakoon questioned whether the government's refusal to allow fertiliser imports for the upcoming seasons is the first step towards shutting down these institutions.

"Handing over fertiliser imports to large-scale businessmen selected by the government is a great injustice to the farmers," he said.

Tennakoon said that a metric ton of urea costs between USD 28...