Sri Lanka
Upcycling for a Regenerative Future
In Sri Lanka, farmers help farmers as we inspire sustainable change with Verger.
A recent policy change by the Sri Lankan government had farmers scrambling to adjust. A Yogi and Verger collaboration provided a regenerative solution.

Early in 2022, Sri Lanka banned the importation of chemical fertilizers in a move toward organic farming.

 

The environmentalist intent is admirable, but the abrupt change meant farmers were scrambling to stay productive. For months, farmers across Sri Lanka protested the sudden shortage.

 
To help their community, in partnership with Yogi, the Verger team started to compost cinnamon bark waste, providing it to farmer communities at a concessionary rate. As a result, farmers are provided easier access to this locally produced, sustainable fertilizer. 
 

 

 

This upcycling initiative turns would-be waste into badly needed organic fertilizer, shared with farmers throughout the region.

 
Our collaboration will have a lasting impact on this farming community. Further, this is the first time in Sri Lanka that cinnamon bark waste has been used for compost at scale. We hope this will be a benchmark industry practice as it progresses.
 

 

Impact:

  • Crops benefited: cinnamon, pepper, clove, nutmeg, ginger, turmeric, vetiver, jasmine​ 
  • 654 acres of farmland, involving 198 farmers, impacted so far 
  • Total beneficiaries include more than 1,500 people
  • 60+ tons of organic compost converted from what would have been waste every quarter.
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