Vanaiya, S.; Sivashankar, S.; Sooriyakumar, K.; Sarujan, S.(National centre for advanced studies in Humanities and Social sciences, 2024)
In Sri Lanka, there has been growing competition for university admission, and due to this, private tuition plays a vital role in many students' educational journeys. This study investigates households' preferences for ...
Water scarcity has become a global challenge due to adverse changes in the climatic conditions along with the anthropogenic impacts on traditional irrigation systems. As a result, the farmers livelihoods are highly affected ...
The adoption of climate-smart agricultural practices has become essential for mitigating the challenges posed by climate change in dry-zone agriculture. However, the effectiveness of these practices remains uncertain due ...
Ratheeban, P.; Sooriyakumar, K.; Sarujan, S.; Sivashankar, S.(Wayamba University of Sri Lanka, 2025)
Agricultural credit is aimed to improve farm productivity of small-scale farmers. However, the effectiveness of agricultural credit remains questionable due lack of credit access and awareness on formal credit channels, ...
Misfa, S.L.F.; Sivashankar, S.; Sooriyakumar, K.; Sarujan, S.(Wayamba University of Sri Lanka, 2025)
Arugam Bay lagoon holds an economic and ecological value and supports tourism and biodiversity. This study used the choice experiment approach to investigate the local communities' preferences and willingness to pay for ...
Rimsath, M.; Sooriyakumar, K.; Sarujan, S.(Wayamba University of Sri Lanka, 2025)
This study focuses on measuring the technical efficiency of paddy cultivation, to explore ways of increasing yield and productivity under Valaichenai agrarian services centre area. Primary data was used in this study. The ...
Musthifa, B.; Sivashankar, S.; Sooriyakumar, K.; Sarujan, S.(Wayamba University of Sri Lanka, 2025)
The economic crisis and increased prices for essential goods have severely affected consumption patterns of meat products in Sri Lanka. Therefore, this study aims to estimate demand for disaggregated meat products. This ...
Gurupatham, W.E.S.; Sivashankar, S.; Sooriyakumar, S.; Sarujan, S.(University of Sri Jayewardenepura, 2025)
Rapid urbanization and a growing population cause difficulties in managing household waste in Sri Lanka. Improper management of household waste adversely affects both the environment and public health. Composting is an ...
Adoption of renewable energy sources plays a vital role to mitigate the climate risks and foster environmental stability. Photovoltaic system (PV) is a classic example of renewable energy sources and a potential alternative ...
Sarujan, S.; Sakurai, T.(University of Tokyo, 2024)
Community participation in environmental restoration is an important step in the postwar recovery as war-affected communities entirely depend on the existing natural resource base to restart their economic activities. At ...
As a result of the past failures in centralized management, community-based management
approach was evolved as a better alternative in Mangrove management.
However, effectiveness of community-based Mangrove management ...
This study estimates willingness to pay (WTP) for different sustainable ecosystem management
measures in the Jaffna lagoon. For this study, 118 fishermen were randomly
selected along the lagoon. Choice modelling approach ...
Sarujan, S.; Kajisa, K.; Sakurai, T.(Institute of Developing Economies, 2023)
Irrigation tanks are classic examples of common pool resources that have been traditionally
managed by local communities. However, the tank performance under community
management in Tamil Nadu has declined over the last ...
Thatchaneshkanth, S.; Young‐Ghan, C.; Hye‐Mi, L.; Jeong‐Hwa, K.; Jong‐Seop, S.; Mun‐Gyeong, K.; Gwang‐Il Jang, J.; · Kwang‐Sik, C.(Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology and The Korean Society of Oceanography, 2024)
The alveolate protist Perkinsus olseni infections impose
considerable stresses on the host Manila clam Ruditapes
philippinarum, often reducing their tissue weight due to the drain
on energy resources. However, the ...
Populations of the subtropical coral Alveopora japonica Eguchi,
1965 are expanding, likely in response to changes in coastal
water conditions caused by human activities and climatic factors. To uncover the causes of ...
Jeong-Hwa, K.; Thatchaneshkanth, S.; Kajino, N.; Jong-Seop, S.; Kwang-Sik, C.(Korean Society of Malacology, 2024)
Previous studies have shown that the apicomplexan protist
Perkinsus olseni induces both sublethal and lethal effects on the
Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum) along the west and south
coasts of Korea, including Jeju ...
Nobuhisa, K.; Jong‐Seop, S.; Hyun‐Ki, H.; Thatchaneshkanth, S.; Jung Hui, C.; Tae Hun, N.; Hyang Sook, C.; Kwang‐Sik, C.(Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology and The Korean Society of Oceanography, 2024)
Tropical and subtropical xanthid crabs are known for containing
potent neurotoxins, such as paralytic shellfish poison and
tetrodotoxin (TTX), which can cause human intoxication.
Although the toxic xanthid crab Atergatis ...
Charred Firewood (CF) could be used to enhance agricultural productivity by improving soil quality. A laboratory incubation study was conducted for 12 weeks to find out the effect of application of CF alone and in combination ...
A field Experiment was conducted to evaluate the performance of previously screened plant growth promoting rhizobacteria on growth and yield of cluster onion (vethalam). Five bacterial strains (AZO-1, AZO-3, AZO-5, AZO-6, ...
Shayanthan, A.; Gnanavelrajah, N.(South eastern of Sri lanka, 2012)
Charred biomass (CB) could be used to enhance agricultural productivity by improving soil quality. A laboratory incubation study was conducted to find out the effect of application of CB alone and in combination with ...