Agriculture in Sri Lanka: The Current Snapshot

Ranathunga, L. N.; Wijemanna, W. M. D. I. S.; Sathsara, M. G. S.; Gamage, R. G. B. K.

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“…Agriculture has an unchanging demand, mainly due to its heavy contribution to food security. It is one of the key sectors among the others that contribute heavily towards the development of the economy of any country, which also interacts with the other sub-sectors that are related to increasing economic growth, reducing poverty, creating rural development and reaching towards environmental sustainability [1]. Traditionally, agriculture is viewed as an industry with lowest technological involvement with limited dynamics towards development, and a stronger link towards small family farms which have been undertaking the same pathway throughout the past, with lesser motivation to change the processes [2].…”

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Identifying Agri-Entrepreneurship Intention of Youth Engage in Agricultural Education: Referring Theory of Planned Behavior in Developing Context

Gunasinghe

Sachitra

2022

ARJA

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Agricultural sector is becoming less attractive for young people, especially in educated youth, in an increasing rate, which has become a global trend. One of the dominant factors which support the development of the youth agri-entrepreneurship intention while boosting the economy of the country is the agriculture education. The study aims to identify the factors that influencing entrepreneurial intention of youth engage in agricultural education in Sri Lanka. The study mainly allied with the conceptual extension of the theory being proposed through the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) and analyzed three main factors; perceived behavior, subjective norms, and personal attitude towards outcome, that can create effects. The scope of the study included undergraduates who were undertaking studies in the agricultural spectrum. Quantitative research approach was employed and primary data were collected utilizing a structured questionnaire. The results indicated that the agri-entrepreneurship intention among Sri Lankan university students are mostly influenced through their personal attitudes and perceived behaviors while the subjective norms have a lack of impact when compared with the studies that have been conducted in other countries. The results of the study could serve as the major guidelines to address the content that was lacking in entrepreneurial education in the agricultural spectrum. The study presents the areas through which the developments in education can be made and these can be used as the major focus areas for educators, policy makers and the students.

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Identifying Agri-Entrepreneurship Intention of Youth Engage in Agricultural Education: Referring Theory of Planned Behavior in Developing Context

Gunasinghe

Sachitra

2022

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“…There are mainly two kinds of monsoons called 'Maha season' (rainfall season: November-February) and 'Yala season' (dry season: May-September). Likewise, Sri Lanka has three zones namely Wet zone, Intermediate zone and Dry zone based on the climate, geographical structure and rainfalls (Ranathunga, et al, 2018). According to Lebbe (2014), agriculture is a significant economic indicator in Sri Lanka, around 70 percent of people of the total population live in rural regions with agriculture and farming.…”

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“…Dry zone (which is too far away from the central point of the island, and nearby sea) consists of more than 90 percent of paddy cultivated land and those farmers have lack of technology and inefficient sources regarding paddy production due to their incapacity and poor living standard. However, paddy production decreased by 8.3 percent in 2015 even though paddy was cultivated 4.4 million matric tons in 2016 (Ranathunga et al, 2018). According to Ministry of Agriculture of Sri Lanka (2021), agriculture sector including livestock sector contributes 7.4% to the Gross Domestic Production (GDP) and more than 30% of people employed.…”

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“…Eastern province is one of nine provices in Sri Lanka, located in Dry zone of the country where most of the people are engaged in paddy farming, farming, fishering, and labor works for earnings and livelihood (Rifas, 2020). Despite several governments provide incentives and subsidies, rice farmers continue to have the lowest living conditions with poor income in the country (Aziz, 2015;Ranathunga et al, 2018). In paddy cultivation, flood, drought, rainfall, deseases, and pest' attacks are dangerous among paddy farmers which affect not only farming but their household economy also (Wikramasinge, 2016).…”

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Paddy Farmers’ Intention to Participate in Agriculture Takaful in Sri Lanka: A Case Study

Huraira

Jahan

2021

Talaa J. Islam. Financ.

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Paddy Farmers’ Intention to Participate in Agriculture Takaful in Sri Lanka: A case study Agriculture sector provides significant contribution to the national development thorugh economic growth. Nearly 70% of total population live in rural regions entirely or partially reliant on agriculture industry. Agriculture including paddy cultivation is the main source of income in Sri Lanka which is vulnerable sector by variety of hazards including flood, drought, heavy rain, diseases, and insect infestation. The study aims to measure paddy farmers' intention to participate in agriculture takaful. It was carried out to identify the factors using theory of planned behaviour (TPB) which consists of three aspects namely attitude, subjective norm and perceived behavioural control (PBC). Primary data were collected using questionnaire survey from 160 paddy farmers who were randomly selected from Sammanthurai. Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) was used to multiple regression analysis in order to determine the relationships between exogenous and endogenous variables. The results indicate that two factors namely attitude (p=0.000) and perceived behavioural control (p=0.000) have significant influence on paddy farmers' behavioural intention. Moreover, PBC is the highest predictor while subjective norm (p=0.311) has no impact on behavioural intention. This study contributes to takaful operators and takaful marketing department for strategic policies and decision making as well.

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Assessment of Plant Genetic Resources and Ethnobotanical Knowledge in Tropical Agricultural Ecosystems

Rajapaksha,

Pushpakumara,

Bussmann

2024

Practice, Progress, and Proficiency in Sustainability

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The agricultural ecosystems in Sri Lanka exhibit high diversity owing to the country's distinctive climate, soil variations, topography, and its unique geographical position within the Indian Ocean. While rice-based farming system stand out as a primary feature of the Sri Lankan agricultural ecosystem, numerous other agricultural systems also play a significant role in ensuring food security and strengthening the national economy. Exploring, conserving, and utilizing plant genetic resources along with their associated ethnobotanical knowledge has the potential to create new income-generating opportunities for underprivileged groups within farming communities. This chapter provides the theoretical basis for assessing plant genetic resources and associated ethnobotanical knowledge within the selected agricultural ecosystems in Sri Lanka. It further emphasizes the significance of such assessments by advocating for the utilization of more practical and efficient techniques and tools.

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Agriculture in Sri Lanka: The Current Snapshot

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Identifying Agri-Entrepreneurship Intention of Youth Engage in Agricultural Education: Referring Theory of Planned Behavior in Developing Context

Identifying Agri-Entrepreneurship Intention of Youth Engage in Agricultural Education: Referring Theory of Planned Behavior in Developing Context

Paddy Farmers’ Intention to Participate in Agriculture Takaful in Sri Lanka: A Case Study

Assessment of Plant Genetic Resources and Ethnobotanical Knowledge in Tropical Agricultural Ecosystems

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