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Hence, a very small proportion of the farmland is solely devoted to livestock production. In Sri Lanka, livestock sector contributes around 1.2% of the national GDP. Livestock is spread throughout all regions of Sri Lanka with concentrations of certain farming systems in particular areas due to cultural, market and agro-climatic reasons.
The basic features of a typical rice IPM Farmer Field School are as follows: [4] [5] The IPM Field School is field based and lasts for a full cropping season. A rice FFS meets once a week with a total number of meetings that might range from at least 10 up to 16 meetings. The primary learning material at a Farmers Field School is the rice field.
The Management structure of DOA consists of three research institutes: Rice Research and Development Institute. Field Crops Research and Development Institute. Horticultural Crops Research and Development Institute. Fruit Research and Development Institute; and six technical service centers: Seed Certification and Plant Protection Centre.
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In 2015 alone, Sri Lanka’s spice exports amounted to USD 377 million, up from USD 264 million the previous year. Sri Lanka’s most famous export, cinnamon is the island’s premier spice export. Industry insiders classify the spice into two forms, Ceylon cinnamon (Cinnamomum Zeylanicum), and Cassia Cinnamon. Ceylon cinnamon is the costlier ...
Faculty of Agricultural Science, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka; Faculty of Agriculture and plantation Management, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka; Faculty of Animal Science and Export Agriculture, Uwa Wellassa University of Sri Lanka; Faculty of Engineering Technology, Open University of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Freedom Party: 27 July 2005: Minister of Agriculture [35] Maithripala Sirisena: Sri Lanka Freedom Party: 23 November 2005: Mahinda Rajapaksa: Minister of Agriculture, Environment, Irrigation and Mahaweli Development [36] 28 January 2007: Minister of Agricultural Development and Agrarian Services [37] [38] [39] Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena ...
The System of Rice Intensification (SRI) is a farming methodology that aims to increase the yield of rice while using fewer resources and reducing environmental impacts.. The method was developed by a French Jesuit Father Henri de Laulanié in Madagascar [1] and built upon decades of agricultural experimentat