https://repository.up.ac.za/bitstream/handle/2263/8222/Owuor_2001.pdf?sequence=1The average tea yields of Sri Lanka are considerably lower than the potential yields. In view of the importance of soil degradation, the Ministry of Environment, in 2005, established an expert committee on Land Degradation. There are many ministries, departments and other institutions such as the TRI, which are expected to take appropriate measures to control land degradation. The Ministry of Environment (ME) needs to activate the already established Committee on Land Degradation, which would make appropriate recommendations to reduce land degradation to be implemented by the ME and other organizations. I hope that the Chairman, Sri Lanka Tea Board will get the RPCs to develop an appropriate database, which will be extremely useful in sustaining tea yields.

Source: The Nation May 26, 2021 00:56 UTC