Impacts on producers and consumers of policy banning the use of Glyphosate Weedicide: the case of the tea production in Sri Lanka

Abstract

Objective or research question Tea production is the highest foreign exchange earning agricultural industry in Sri Lanka. It provides livelihood for many people, thus plays a major part of the economy. In this study the likely economic impacts on the tea industry of the Sri Lankan government policy banning the use of Glyphosate weedicide ‘Roundup’ are investigated. The primary question is ‘How has the ban on Glyphosate affected the tea industry in Sri Lanka?’. There are two secondary questions: ‘What was the effect of the ban on Glyphosate on the tea/green leaf producing sector during and after the period of the ban?’ and ‘What have been the effect of the ban on Glyphosate on participants in..