This study was designed to evaluate the impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on the production statistics of other field crops (OFCs) in Sri Lanka and to examine whether the production statistics of OFCs show this perceived ...

Broccoli (Brassica olearacea var. botrytis), cauliflower (Brassica olearacea var. italica) and iceberg lettuce (Lactuca sativa L. var. sativa) are some of the high-value salad vegetables which are grown intensively ...

Mung bean (Vigna radiata) is a popular food legume and commonly grown as a rainfed crop or with supplementary irrigation in the minor rainy season (Yala) of the dry zone, where unexpected terminal droughts are becoming ...

This study investigates the farmers’ willingness to pay for ecosystem services of organic farming in Valikamam area of Sri Lanka. Choice modeling employed indicates that farmers are willing to pay more for big reduction ...

This paper studies the effect of automobile production on Alabama's economy. A Spatial panel simultaneous equations model was developed using country data. The empirical findings suggest that automobile production increase ...

Global usage of chemical fertilizer has been increasing over the last three decades to meet the food demand due to the growing population. Consequently, this can lead to soil degradation (Shaaban et al., 2010). Organic ...

Parthenium (Parthenium hysterophorus L.) is one of the Asteraceae family's most vicious herbaceous weeds. It emerged as the most significant invasive weed of the planet and has invaded 98 countries representing all the ...

Aflatoxin is a poisonous contaminant of food crops from Aspergillus fungi. It causes not only deleterious issues in humans and livestock, but also inflicts severe economic loss in agriculture production by the quality ...

Onion (Allium cepa L.) is one of the most important cash crops in Jaffna district, and Jaffna red onion is a well-known commodity throughout the island. Ground water is the major source of water for all activities, ...

An escalation in the population, pollution and contamination of fresh water bodies in the island nation exerts a strain on adequate supply of fresh water. When it comes to fresh water supply the condition in the dry ...