The Attorney General’s advice is to be sought with regard to the letter of demand issued by the Chinese company which supplied the controversial stock of organic fertilizer.
Qingdao Seawin Biotech Group Co Ltd recently directed a letter of demand to Dr. W.A.R.T. Wickramaarachchi, Additional Director of the National Plant Quarantine Service of the Department of Agriculture, seeking USD 8 million in damages from the National Plant Quarantine Services (NPQS) of Sri Lanka.
The letter of demand in question was subsequently referred to the Attorney General.
In the Letter of Demand, sent through its local lawyers, Qingdao Seawin Biotech Group Co Ltd warns that failure to pay the said sum in three days would result in legal action.
The Sri Lankan government had decided to complete the shift from chemical to organic farming in April, with the government allocated 3.8 billion US dollars for organic fertilizer purchase in August by importing certain nutrients.
