Disciplinary action will be taken against Registrar of Pesticides Dr. J.A. Sumith for lifting glyphosate ban, violating the government’s green economy policy, Agriculture Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage said.
The Registrar issued a Gazette Extraordinary yesterday (22) revoking the order imposed via a gazette in December 2014.
The said gazette in 2014 prohibited the use and sale of five chemical pesticides, Glyphosate, Propanil, Carbaryl, Cholopyrifos and Carbofuran.
