• Technical efficiency and performance of the inland fisheries sector in Mannar District of Sri Lanka 

  Umashankar, K.; Luxon Reval, S. (National Aquatic Resources Research & Development Agency (NARA), 2015)

  This research has taken effort to quantify the technical efficiency of the inland fisheries sector in the Mannar district and to identify important socio-economic factors which determines final harvest of the fishermen. A ...
• Groundwater Use Efficiency of Micro Irrigation System in Jaffna Peninsula 

  Umashankar, K.; Arunkumar, P. (Postgraduate Institute of Agriculture and Geo- Informatics Society of Sri Lanka, 2012)

  Besides being used for drinking, a large portion of fresh water is exhausted by way of irrigation. By adopting modern technology in irrigation, the squandering of fresh water in agriculture could be greatly minimized. ...
• Value Chain Performance and the Socio-economic Factors that Influence Market Supply of Guava in Anuradhapura District - Sri Lanka 

  Umashankar, K.; Upamalika, K.V.A.M.; Shantha, W.H.A. (Sri Lanka Agricultural Economics Association, 2020)

  Fruit and vegetable production have the potential to make a substantial contribution towards the commercialization of the rural economy of Sri Lanka, by improving the income and viability of the peasant farmer. Guava is a ...
• Effects of Improved Management Practices on Production of Fresh Milk Among Small Holder Dairy Farms Operating in a Dairy Chain in Kilinochchi District, Sri Lanka 

  Umashankar, K.; Prasath, S. (Sri Lanka Agricultural Economics Association, 2020)

  In the dry zone of Sri Lanka, dairy farms are owned and operated predominantly by smallholders whose management practices are rather arbitrary resulting in low milk yields. In Poonakari Division of the Kilinochchi District, ...
• Risk Bearing Ability: Determinants of Climate Change Resilience among the Most Vulnerable Small Holder Coconut Planter Communities in Kurunegala District 

  Umashankar, K.; Dissanayake, P.C.D.A. (Sri Lanka Agricultural Economics Association, 2019)

  Small holder coconut cultivators, which accounts for 99% of the market share, with their limited resources and small levels of production tend to bear adverse effect of the climate change. The effect of climate change ...
• Influence of the Socio-economic Factors on the Credit Accessibility of Micro Level Poultry Farming Households in Peninsular-Jaffna 

  Umashankar, K.; Neduncheliyan, S. (Sri Lanka Agricultural Economics Association, 2018)

  The civil unrest of the recent past destroyed the life style of the people, while decimating the infrastructure and rendering robust and persevering people disabled and dead. Consequently, in many households' women being ...
• Determinants of the Socio-economic status of the Sea Food Harvesting Communityof Peninsular, Jaffna 

  Umashankar, K.; Shalton, A.R. (Sri Lanka Agricultural Economics Association, 2018)

  Considering the Northern coastal belt of the Island, it could be seen that the Peninsular coastline is quite adapt in sustained sea food harvesting for a substantial length of time. A community which endured hardship, and ...
• What Matters Make Kilinochchi Paddy Cultivators to Thrive? 

  Umashankar, K.; Luxan, M. (Sri Lanka Agricultural Economics Association, 2016)

  Besides being a part of the household diet in Sri Lanka rice is the staple food and, the highest cultivated crop in Sri Lanka. Thus elevation of resilience is both theoretically and practically the most consistent and ...
• Competitiveness of the Baking Industry in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka 

  Umashankar, K.; Jathukulan, S. (Sri Lanka Agricultural Economics Association, 2016)

  As far as Sri Lanka is concerned the SME sector is the backbone of the nation. It contributes to the development of the country on a massive scale while opening up avenues for employment for the community at large. Albeit ...
• Determinants of Risk Behaviour of Banana Cultivators: A Case Study in Jaffna Peninsula of Sri Lanka 

  Umashankar, K.; Mythreaji, K. (Sri Lanka Agricultural Economics Association, 2015)

  It is widely recognized that a high level of uncertainty exemplifies the lives of farm households in developing countries. Jaffna district, located in the Northern part of Sri Lanka, has been ravaged by war in the last ...
• Degree of Vulnerability of Agriculture Oriented, Female Headed Households: Comparative Study with Evidence from Peninsular Jaffna 

  Umashankar, K.; Tharsana, K. (Sri Lanka Agricultural Economics Association, 2015)

  Agriculture and seafood harvesting are the main industries of the Northern province of Sri Lanka and many families in these professions have lost all their belongings and are destitute trying to survive. Some of these ...
• Influence of communication skill in choosing the most viable and profitable marketing channel for red onion farmers in Jaffna district 

  Umashankar, K.; Latha, U. (Sri Lanka Agricultural Economics Association, 2014)

  Information seeking behavior of farmer plays a vital role in opening up market opportunities. This behavior influences farmers' decision to choose a most profitable marketing channel. This, study was conducted t to identify ...
• Influence of Farming Background in the Nutritional Status of Preschool Children in Jaffna peninsula 

  Umashankar, K.; Gowsala, T. (Sri Lanka Agricultural Economics Association, 2014)

  Balanced food intake is a critical factor responsible for nutrition particularly in the case of children under five years of age. Understanding the determinants of poor nutritional attainment can provide better solutions ...
• Loan Default and Its' Determinants among Small-Scale Farm Households in Kilinochchi District 

  Umashankar, K.; Sugirthan, P. (Sri Lanka Agricultural Economics Association, 2014)

  This study focused on the farmers' credit default issues in the Kilinochchi District. This feature is intensively felt in the Kilinochchi District because majority of the farmers have lost their properties and livelihood ...
• The Elements Determining the Prevailing State of Poverty among Sea Food Harvesting Community along the North Eastern Coastal Belt of Sri Lanka 

  Umashankar, K.; Shalton, R. A. (Faculty of Agriculture University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka, 2018)

  Mullaitivu is one of the districts located along the North Eastern coastal belt of Sri Lanka, relatively more viable for fishing industry. Before civil unrest, times were quite prosperous for the people of Mullaitivu. The ...
• Time Allocation and the Economic Role of Peasant Farm Women of Thenmaradchi Area, Jaffna District 

  Umashankar, K.; Abirami, R. (Vavuniya Campus of the University of Jaffna, 2011)

  This research has taken effort to identify the determinants and quantify the effect of these determinants on the participation decision of the Thenmaradchi peasant farm women in both on-farm and non-farm activities. ...
• A Snap Shot of Commercial Dairy Farmers in Jaffna District 

  Umashankar, K.; Barthipan, G. (Faculty of Agriculture University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka, 2010)

  Protein plays a vital role in the formation of human diets. Protein deficiency has long been recognized for more than a century around the world. Dairy milk has been playing an important role in fulfilling the protein ...
• Adoption Behaviour of Chilli Cultivators in Thenmaradchchi 

  Umashankar, K.; Kalaivani, K. (Faculty of Agriculture University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka, 2010)

  Even though chilli as one of the predominant cash crops said to be bringing more income to the farmers, the majority of the farm households have not fully adopted chilli cultivation. The overall objective of this study is ...
• Role of Mass Media in the Decision of the Consumer Desire to go for a Sustainable Fresh Water Alternative: A Case Study Conducted Within Jaffna Municipal Limit 

  Umashankar, K.; Latha, U. (Faculty of Agriculture University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka, 2015)

  An urgency has developed over the last few decades in the safety and purity and the extent of freshness of ground water which apparently is the only source of drinking water in the peninsula. This ironically is due to the ...
• The Elements Determining the Contemporary State of Affairs of the Sea Food Harvesting Community along the Coastal Belt of Mullaitivu District 

  Umashankar, K.; Shalton, A.R. (Faculty of Agriculture University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka, 2017)

  Mullativu is one of the districts located along the Northern coastal belt of Sri Lanka, relatively more viable for the fishing industry. The pre-civil unrest time, was quite prosperous for the people of Mullativu. The ...

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