Sri Lanka, April 9 -- The distribution of subsidized tea fertilizer through Sri Lanka's new QR-based system has shown significant progress within six months since its launch on October 1, surpassing performance recorded in the 2024/2025 period.

The system, introduced to support the tea industry and achieve national targets of increasing tea production to 400 million kilos and export earnings to $2.5 billion by 2030, replaces earlier limitations that allocated fertilizer based solely on land extent and distribution through the Fertilizer Corporation. The new method instead bases subsidies on the average leaf yield over three months and allows distribution through approved fertilizer companies, improving efficiency for small and medium-sca...