They have written to the Secretary of the Agriculture ministry - Prof. Udith K. Jayasinghe-Mudalige, requesting to facilitate a meeting with the President.

 

"While accepting the fact that His Excellency the President is not an expert in agriculture, his vision for a toxin-free nation should be appreciated. Unfortunately, however, his advisors have not only failed to succinctly provide the requisite advice but also a strategy and a viable action plan at the ground level towards a ’healthy agriculture’," the letter notes.