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Sri Lanka disburses tea fertilizer subsidy through QR code method

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka will provide the fertilizer subsidies to small and medium-scale tea estate owners through a QR code system from October 1, a government statement said. Beneficiaries can obtain the fertilizer from fertilizer companies registered with the National Fertilizer Secretariat, including the State Fertilizer Company by producing the QR code. A discount of 4,000 rupees will be provided for a 50 kg fertilizer bundle and 2,000 for a 25 kg fertilizer bundle. The Tea Board has allocated 2,000 million rupees to provide tea farmers with this subsidy for 2025, the statement said. The goal is “to increase Sri…

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