
Edya
Walgameliya, Sri Lanka



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Edya started Eranduyaaya Plantation, a farm in southern Sri Lanka that is committed to regenerative agriculture. They improve the soil by adding compost, minerals, cow dung, paddy husk, and liquid fertilizers made from natural, local ingredients. Synthetic pesticides and weedicides have not been applied on the land for nearly 10 years. Edya uses insect repellent plants as sprays and intercrops during cultivation and stores them with crops after harvest. Weeding is done manually. Crops include coconut, mango, soursop, guava, wood apple, banana, passionfruit, turmeric, maize, cassava, kurakkan, green gram, groundnut, and vegetables. Edya provides employment opportunities for low-income families in the surrounding area, educates workers and customers on organic practices, and shares surplus harvest.