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Adoption and Impact of Natural Farming Practices in Batticaloa District

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dc.contributor.author Thivahary, G.
dc.contributor.author Viharnaa, R.
dc.date.accessioned 2022-02-07T08:03:16Z
dc.date.accessioned 2022-06-28T10:04:42Z
dc.date.available 2022-02-07T08:03:16Z
dc.date.available 2022-06-28T10:04:42Z
dc.date.issued 2020
dc.identifier.uri http://repo.lib.jfn.ac.lk/ujrr/handle/123456789/5335
dc.description.abstract The practice of natural farming system significantly reduces the production costs. Currently, natural farming system is practiced by farmers in various parts of Sri Lanka. A substantial number of smallholder farmers from Vaharai region of Batticaloa district engaged in natural farming. A questionnaire survey was carried out among randomly selected farmers practicing natural farming and not practicing natural farming in Vaharai region to compare he impact of natural farming practices on soil fertility, soil erosion and labour input. The results revealed that mainly the women-headed families engaged in natural farming system in the study area. The practices like, ploughing, mulching, usage of compost, reduced usages of chemical fertilizer, chemical insecticides and chemical herbicides were highly adopted by farmers practicing natural farming. Moreover, according rtility and reduced soil erosion in the region en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Faculty of Applied Science, Vavuniya Campus, University of Jaffna en_US
dc.subject Adoption en_US
dc.subject Compost en_US
dc.subject Farming en_US
dc.subject Soil fertility en_US
dc.title Adoption and Impact of Natural Farming Practices in Batticaloa District en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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