Chilli is one of the major cash crops grown in Sri Lanka. The resource use efficiency in chilli production has a significant contribution to household income. Technical efficiency is determined by several efficiencies and ...

Biocementation technology has recently become a new soil improvement method. In majority of the bio cementation processes, the formation of calcium carbonate occurs as the consequence of enzymatic urea hy drolysis, producing ...

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 ...

Dairy industry in Sri Lanka experiencing a variety of challenges while the local demand for dairy products escalated dramatically. Particularly the Dry zone of Sri Lanka is feeling the effect in the industry rather acutely. ...

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 ...

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 ...

Tea industry in Sri Lanka is currently experiencing a decline in tea prices and a high cost of production along with low productivity. The smallholder tea sector continued to dominate the overall tea industry contributing ...

This paper studies the factors that influence the import of milk powder in Sri Lanka. Only 33 percent of total milk requirement of country was supplied by the local livestock industry. Imports of dairy products alone ...

Introduction The economy of Sri Lanka continues to be dominated by small holder-agriculture and is highly dependent on the import-export economy. Presently, Cashew has gained the status of a commercial crop through ...