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Articles by Amantha Perera

Natural Disasters Bring Upheaval to Sri Lanka’s Rural Economy

Amantha Perera January 8, 2018 Amantha Perera

Disasters, man made and natural, are increasingly forcing agriculture-based income earners, especially small farmers, out of their villages and into cities looking for work. “What am I to do? There is no work in our village, all the fields have dried up, everyone is moving out looking for work,” said Sri Lankan farmer Newton Gunathileka.

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