Drought leaves Sri Lanka farmers deep in debt
1,767 views · Published 17 March 2014 · 2:09 · Indexed 30 October 2026
Channel: Al Jazeera English · 2014 · News & Politics
A lack of rain in Sri Lanka has hit farmers hard. In the worst-affected areas they have lost all their crops and are facing mounting debt. Many have taken loans or pawned their tractors and jewellery to get money for their fields Al Jazeera's Minelle Fernandez reports from Kebithigollawa in northeast Sri Lanka on how things are about to get worse.
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