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Demand for Cheese in Norway

Sooriyakumar, K. (University of Jaffna, 2003)

The percapta consumption in Norway has increased from 1972 to 1995 for different types of cheese and different types of cheese are introduced into the Norwegian market over the years. Now, mainly 15 different types of ...
Cyclical Effect of Lagged Price on Red Onion Production in Sri Lanka

Vanathy, J.; Sooriyakumar, K. (University of Jaffna, 2003)

In Sri Lanka, onion is one of the high value minor food crops. Each family spends nearly 1.8 % of their monthly income on onions. Up to the recent past cultivation of red onions was confined to the Jaffna district. Because ...
Health care demand behaviour of household in Valikamam area of Jaffna district

Thayalan, Y.; Sooriyakumar, K. (University of Jaffna, 2006)

This study is to identify the socio economic factors of household that influence the people to seek medical help and examine magnitude of these factors influence in seeking medical help in Valikamam area of Jaffna district. ...
Consumers' willingness to pay for low pesticide fresh vegetable Products in the Jaffna municipality area

Anushiya, T.; Sooriyakumar, K. (University of Jaffna, 2006)

In many of the developing countries, health risks associated with pesticide residue have been a matter of concern for many years. The excess and careless use of agrochemicals in Sri Lanka have directly led to cancer and ...
Determinants of fuel choice for cooking in Valikamam area of Jaffna district

Selvaratnam, J.; Sooriyakumar, K. (University of Jaffna, 2006)

This study is to identify the determinants of fuel choice for cooking in the households of the Valikamam area of Jaffna District. The Valikamam area of the Jaffna District was purposively selected for this study because ...
Modeling the Long Run Determinants of Private Investment in Sri Lanka

Jeromias, C.; Sooriyakumar, K.; Sireeranhan, A. (University of Jaffna, 2008)

This paper investigates the determinants of private investment in Sri Lanka. In recent years, emphasis has been put on the development of the private sector in developing countries to boost economic growth and reduce ...
Consumers' Willingness to Pay for Low Pesticide Fresh Cabbage

Abira, S.; Sooriyakumar, K.; Sireeranhan, A. (University of Jaffna, 2008)

The purpose of this survey was to assess and determine consumers' perceptions of food safety and their attitudes toward use of pesticides in the production of pesticide low fresh cabbage. Vegetable plays important roles ...
Factors Influencing Incidence of Poverty in Thenmaradchy Division of Jaffna District

Thiruvathany, T.; Sooriyakumar, K.; Sireeranhan, A. (University of Jaffna, 2008)

This paper studies the factors that influence the poverty level of households in Thenmaradchy division of Jaffna district. Thenmaradchy area is highly affected by war. Most of the people in this area lost their houses and ...
Real Exchange Rate Response to Capital Inflows: a Dynamic Analysis for Sri Lanka

Sivakanthan, S.; Sooriyakumar, K.; Sireeranhan, A. (University of Jaffna, 2008)

One of the most challenging problems in developing countries such as Sri Lanka is exchange rate management. This study is assessing to identify the factors that influence the exchange rate of Sri Lankan money and nature ...
Technical Efficiency of Onion Production in Jaffna District

Sakthivel, S.; Sooriyakumar, K.; Sireeranhan, A. (University of Jaffna, 2008)

This study examines the technical efficiency of onion production in Jaffna district. Among the crops cultivated in this district, onion is an important cash crop and has tremendous potential to improve the economy of this ...
Determinants of Income Generating Activities of Rural Households

Sansayen, K.; Sooriyakumar, K.; Sireeranhan, A. (University of Jaffna, 2008)

This study aims to identify and analyze the determinants of income generating Activities of rural households in the Jaffna district in northern region Sri Lanka. It helps to identify factors which are essential for the ...
Analysis of Family-Women Participation in Agricultural Production in Valikamam Area, Jaffna District, Sri Lanka

Abira, T.; Sireeranhan, A. (Proceedings of the Abstracts of Jaffna University International Research Conference (JUICE-2012), 2012-07-21)

This study focused analysis of women participation in agricultural production in Valikamam area of Jaffna, Sri Lanka. Both economic and non economic factors are responsible for women participation. In this context the ...
Analysis of Rural Livelihood Status of Resettled Women: A Case Study in Mullaitivu District

Tharjini, S.; Anushiya, S. (University of Jaffna, 2014-04)

This study set out to analyse the socioeconomic factors which affect women's contribution to household income and existing livelihood status of resettled women in Mullaitivu district, Sri Lanka. Primary data was used for ...
Distribution of mosquito species in Jaffna District

Jude, P.J.; Gajapathy, K.; Tharmatha, T.; Eswaramohan, T.; Surendran, S.N. (Proceedings of Jaffna Science Association,, 2014-04)
Inter Linkages among Agriculture, Manufacturing and Service Sectors: Empirical Evidence from Sri Lanka’s Provincial Economies

Sooriyakumar, K.; Poonkulaly, S.; Sireeranhan, A. (University of Jaffna, 2015)

This study examines the relationships among agriculture, manufacturing and service sectors of Sri Lanka’s provinces. Annual data from 2000 to 2013 for nine provinces of Sri Lanka were used to develop a Panel Vector Error ...
Factors Affecting Consumers’ Willingness to Join (WTJ) and Willingness to Pay (WTP) for Rain Water Harvesting System (RWHS) for Household Needs: A Case Study in the Northern Part of Sri Lanka

Jeyakrishnan, V.; Umashankar, K. (Tropical Agricultural Research Vol. 27 (1): 75 – 87 (2015), 2015)

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 ...
Influence of Entrepreneurial Characteristics on the Performance of Small and Medium Food Enterprises in Valikamam area of the Jaffna District

Sarujan, S.; Sooriyakumar, K. (University of Jaffna, 2015-05)

This paper examines the relationship between entrepreneurial characteristics and the performance of the small and medium food enterprise in the Valikamam area of the Jaffna district. Employment growth and the average monthly ...
Relative Importance of Monetary Transmission Mechanism in Sri Lanka: An Empirical Investigation

Sooriyakumar, K.; Sivanathan, V.P.; Sireeranhan, A. (University of Jaffna, 2015-05)

This paper studies various monetary transmission channels in Sri Lanka to identify the more effective transmission mechanism and the policy rate that signals changes in monetary policy more effectively. The standard recursive ...
INFLUENCE OF ENTREPRENEURIAL CHARACTERISTICS ON THE PERFORMANCE OF SMALL AND MEDIUM FOOD ENTERPRISES IN VALIKAMAM AREA OF THE JAFFNA DISTRICT

Sarujan, S.; Sooriyakumar, K. (2015-05-05)

This paper examines the relationship between entrepreneurial characteristics and the performance of the small and medium food enterprise in the Valikamam region of the Jaffna district. Employment growth and the average ...
IMPACT OF MILK POWDER IMPORTS ON THE PRICE OF FRESH MILK AND LOCAL MILK POWDER AND CONSUMER WELFARE IN SRI LANKA

Sooriyakumar, K.; Sireeranhan, A.; Sarujan, S. (2015-11-27)

This paper studies the economic effects of milk powder imports on local milk industry. Inverse demand systems are used to estimate the price and scale flexibility as an indicator for the effects of imports on the price of ...

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