Economics
« Previous EntriesEconomics of Utilization of Fly Ash Originating From the Coal Power Plant, Norochcholai
Thursday, December 9th, 2010B.R. Jayasekara and U.A.D.P. Gunawardena
Department of Forestry and Environmental Science, University of Sri Jayewardenepura , Sri Lanka
A new type of a solid waste which is known as fly ash will be available in Sri Lanka at the end of year 2010 due to operations of the Coal power plant, Norochcholai. Fly ash is a superfine, [...]
Effects of abiotic environmental factors on fish yield from traditional stilt fishery in Southern Sri Lanka
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010M.C.L. Zoysa and U.P.K. Epa
Stilt fishing is one of the traditional methods practiced in shallow water only in Southern coastal belt of Sri Lanka. Fishing is done with a rod and line while sitting on a cross bar tied to a wooden pole driven into the coral reef. This method of fishing has existed for [...]
Estimation of ecological footprint for Madurawala Divisional Secretariat area, Kaluthara District
Friday, February 5th, 2010W.D. Sepalika and U.A.D.P. Gunawardena
The Ecological Footprint calculates the combined demand for ecological resources and presents them as the global average area needed to support a specific human activity. This quantity is expressed in units of global hectares. Present resource utilization expressed by such indicators will be helpful to recognize the future trends. Main objective [...]
Utilization of molluscs as a food resource among traditional communities in Kalpitiya Region (KR) of Sri Lanka
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010T. Siriwardana
The present ethnography of fishing communities can be divided as; Deep sea fishing and Littoral – lagoonal fishing. Over the recent decades, the number of coastal zone users increased considerably and so has the nature of demands. The latter include the exploitation of resources found in the zone. Studying current uses of marine and [...]
Economic value of mangrove ecosystems in the Panama village, Ampara district:a case study
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010K. Wijayaweera1, S.P.N. Perera2 and V.A.P. Samarawickrama3
Sri Lanka encompasses a high diversity of coastal vegetation, specifically mangroves and these ecosystems have provided a wide array of goods and services, ranging from fishery, forest products and tourism to shoreline protection. The need to assess the economic value of mangroves became more eminent to assist policy-makers and [...]
Socio-economic factors affecting the technology adoption level of sugarcane in rainfed sector in Sevenagala
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010T.D.G.J. Peiris, N.R.Abeynayake and M.S. Perera
Sugarcane (Saccharum spp) is an important commercial crop cultivated in Sri Lanka over an area of 18,500 hectors. At present domestic sugar production is 56,000 tones per annum, which was sufficient to meet only 9% of the local requirement. The national average yield is 55 tones per hectare. The potential [...]
Economic valuation of conservation of genetic resources of wild rice relatives : Assessing the preferences of adjacent community for conserving Oryza granulata in the Wavulpane area
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010R. Dissanayake1, S. Guruge1, M. Udugama1, M.U. Jayasinghe1, U.A.D.P. Gunewardena2
R.P.L.C. Randeni and R.S.S. Rathnayake3
This study was aimed to achieve the specific objective of assessing the preferences of adjacent communities for utilization, benefit sharing and conservation of the genetic resources of Wild Rice Relatives (WRR) in Sri Lanka and to explore the capability of setting the [...]
Assessing the preferences of plant breeders for utilization, benefit sharing and priorization of conservation of wild rice relatives in Sri Lanka
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010S. Guruge1, R. Dissanayake1, M. Udugama1, M.U. Jayasinghe1, U.A.D.P. Gunewardena2, R.P.L.C. Randeni3 and R.S.S. Rathnayake3
The purpose of this study was to assess empirically the preferences of plant breeders for utilization, benefit sharing and conservation of the genetic resources of Wild Rice Relatives (WRR) in Sri Lanka. The Choice Experiment Models (CEM), i.e. stated preference method [...]
Community dependency on sand dunes for household income: Evidence from two coastal villages in Pottuvil
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010P. Sivarajah and M. Anas
The eastern coast of Sri Lanka contains the longest stretch of sand dunes in the country. The Pottuvil sand dunes are a part of the sand dune series which extends from Pottuvil to Panama seashore. Sand dunes were excessively mined for commercial purposes in Pottuvil, both for sand and turtle egg [...]
Evaluation of Socio-Economic status among estate workers in plantation sector
Tuesday, July 21st, 2009Tea, Rubber and coconut are the main commercial crops in Sri Lanka. Other than state owned plantations; regional plantation companies (RPCs), small holders and home gardens significantly contribute for the total production of them.
Through contributing significantly to the national economy, the socio-economic status of estate workers is not satisfactory. The objective of this study is [...]