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1 Gunadasa, J. M.; Wickramasekara, P.; Herath, H. M. G. 1981. A benefit-cost evaluation of village tank rehabilitation in Sri Lanka. Unpublished project report. University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. vi, 90p.
Tank irrigation ; Rehabilitation ; Villages ; Cost benefit analysis ; Labor ; Economic evaluation / Sri Lanka / Anuradhapura District / Kurunegala District / Nawakkulama Tank / Lulnewa Tank / Kunuragama Tank / Kandulugamuwa Tank / Nelunkanuwa Tank / Adampane Tank / Nelumpathwewa Tank / Handawelpola Tank / Panakaduwa Tank
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 4769 Record No: H022119)
2 Sri Lanka. Irrigation Department; IIMI. SLNP. 1996. National Irrigation Rehabilitation Project ALA/91/07: Establishment of Irrigation Research Management Unit - Contract no.669/91/73000/102/141-01 - Final report. Draft report. vii, 83p.
Irrigation management ; Institution building ; Research institutes ; Infrastructure ; Agricultural research ; Research policy ; Research priorities ; Training ; Technology transfer ; Irrigation programs ; Small scale systems ; Development projects ; Rehabilitation ; Farmer participation ; Monitoring ; Privatization ; Distributary canals ; Maintenance ; Performance evaluation ; Women ; Farmers' associations ; Downstream control ; Water lifting ; Wells ; Conjunctive use ; Tank irrigation ; Computer models ; Simulation models ; Flow control / Sri Lanka / Hambantota District / Kattadiya Wewa / Kirinda / Kurunegala District / Lihinigiriya Tank / Wedakada / Tittawella / Matale District / Bulana Wewa / Galewala / Henwalayagama Wewa / Sigiriya / Moneragala District / Senasuma Wewa / Wellawaya / Paragahalanda Wewa / Bibile / Nuwara Eliya District / Kande Ela Reservoir / Buttala Anicut Scheme / Rajangana Scheme / Badagiriya Tank Scheme / Kekanadura Scheme
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IIMI 631.7.3 G744 SRI Record No: H023104)
3 de Silva, C. S.; Weatherhead, K.; Rushton, K. R. 1996. Sustainability of agrowell irrigation on hardrock aquifers of Sri Lanka. In Peiris, C. N. (Ed.), Tropical agricultural research. Vol.8, 1996: Proceedings of the 8th Annual Congress of the Postgraduate Institute of Agriculture, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, 21-22 Nov. 1996. Peradeniya, Sri Lanka: PGIA. pp.163-174.
Groundwater irrigation ; Wells ; Pumping ; Aquifers ; Sustainability ; Simulation models / Sri Lanka / Kurunegala District
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 630.72 G744 PEI Record No: H023275)
4 Nation Builders Association; Janasaviya; Sri Lanka. Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Co-operatives of the North Western Province. 1993. Socio-economic upliftment of small farmers through participatory institutional system development and crop diversification in selected minor irrigation schemes of the North Western Province, Sri Lanka. Unpublished project report. 42p. + annexes.
Irrigation programs ; Small scale systems ; Tanks ; Rehabilitation ; Infrastructure ; Institution building ; Participatory management ; Farmer participation ; Farmers' associations ; Training ; Development projects ; Benefits ; Crops ; Diversification ; Monitoring / Sri Lanka / Puttalam District / Kurunegala District / Hettipola / Wariyapola / Galgamuwa / Kobeigane / Ibbagamuwa / Mahawa / Polpitigama / Ganewatte
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 5305 Record No: H024912)
5 Sri Lanka. Department of Census and Statistics. 1995. Agricultural crops and livestock 1992/93: Kurunegala District preliminary report. Colombo, Sri Lanka: The Department. 200p.
Statistics ; Agricultural production ; Crop production ; Food production ; Livestock / Sri Lanka / Kurunegala District
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 630.212 G744 SRI Record No: H024985)
6 Sri Lanka. Department of Census and Statistics. 1999. Listing of non-agricultural economic activities 1995 - Rural sector: District report - Kurunegala District. Colombo, Sri Lanka: The Department. 62p.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 331 G744 SRI Record No: H026146)
7 Murray, F. J.; Little, D. 2000. The nature of small-scale farmer managed irrigation systems in North West Province, Sri Lanka and potential for aquaculture. Draft Working Paper SL1.3, Project R7064. x, 77p.
Farmer managed irrigation systems ; History ; Settlement ; Villages ; Tank irrigation ; Rehabilitation ; Non-governmental organizations ; Development projects ; Hydrology ; Rapid rural appraisal ; Watersheds ; Planning ; Fisheries ; Water quality ; Conflict ; Case studies ; Diseases ; Public health / Sri Lanka / Puttalam District / Kurunegala District / Danduwellawe / Pahala Diulwewa / Uriawewa
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 5729 Record No: H028246)
8 Jayasekera, S. J. B. A.; Weerakkody, W. J. S. K. 2002. Proceedings of 2nd Agricultural Research Symposium, 4th June 2002. Makandura, Sri Lanka: Wayamba University of Sri Lanka. Faculty of Agriculture and Plantation Management. vii, 324p.
Agricultural research ; Plant diseases ; Fish ; Estuaries ; Bananas ; Coconuts ; Maize ; Fertilizers ; Vegetables ; Drip irrigation ; Sprinkler irrigation ; Rice / Sri Lanka / Makandura / Panadura Estuary / Gampaha District / Kurunegala District / Colombo
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 630.72 G744 JAY Record No: H030139)
9 Aheeyar, M. M. M.; Ariyabandu, R. de. S. 2003. Socio-economic issues pertinent to agro-well farming in Sri Lanka. In Pathmarajah, S. (Ed.), Use of groundwater for agriculture in Sri Lanka: Proceedings of a symposium. Peradeniya, Sri Lanka: Agricultural Engineering Society of Sri Lanka (AESSL); University of Peradeniya. Faculty of Agriculture. Department of Agricultural Engineering. pp.119-132.
Wells ; Groundwater irrigation ; Productivity / Sri Lanka / Anuradhapura District / Kurunegala District
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.6.3 G744 PAT Record No: H034616)
10 German Development Organizations; University of Colombo. Faculty of Arts. 2000. Seminar on poverty research in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka Foundation Institute, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 12 June 2000. Papers presented at a seminar. 93p.
Poverty ; Women ; Employment ; Income ; Credit / Sri Lanka / Middle East / Kurunegala District / Hettipola
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 339.46 G744 GER Record No: H035315)
11 Jayakody, B. V. Priyantha L.; Mowjood, M. I. M.; Gunawardena, E. R. N. 2004. Modifying and testing of a cascade water balance model using a mini cascade system with two tanks. Tropical Agricultural Research, 16:159-170.
Tanks ; Water balance ; Simulation models ; Rain ; Runoff ; Evaporation ; Water delivery ; Irrigation water ; Seepage / Sri Lanka / Kurunegala District / Nawagaththegama / Maduragama / Karambewewa / Kala Oya River Basin
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7.1 G744 JAY Record No: H036243)
12 Sri Lanka. Irrigation Department. Hydrology Division. 1997. Hydrology of small catchments. Vol.1. Draft report. 38p. + annexes.
Hydrology ; Catchment areas ; Mathematical models ; Weirs ; Rain ; Climate ; Tanks / Sri Lanka / Kurunegala District
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 551.48 G744 SRI Record No: H040293)
13 De Silva, R. P.; Gunasena, C. P. 2006. Spatial statistics: theory and applications. 2nd Ed. Peradeniya, Sri Lanka: Geo-Informatics Society of Sri Lanka (GISSL) 297p.
Statistical methods ; GIS ; Spatial information ; Hydrology ; Water supply ; Drinking water ; Natural resources management ; Time series / Sri Lanka / Hambantota District / Kurunegala District / Mahailluppallama
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 526.0285 744 DES Record No: H040755)
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14 Hapugoda, M. D.; de Silva, N. R.; Abeyewickreme, W. 2004. Geographical Information System (GIS) based risk mapping and warning system for monitoring of transmission of dengue in Kurunegala District. Sri Lanka Journal of Geo-Informatics, 1: 1-10.
GIS ; Mapping ; Health hazards ; Disease vectors ; Waterborne diseases ; Fever / Sri Lanka / Kurunegala District
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: P 7991 Record No: H040883)
15 Evans, Alexandra; Jinapala, K. (Eds.) 2010. Proceedings of the National Conference on Water, Food Security and Climate Change in Sri Lanka, BMICH, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 9-11 June 2009. Vol. 2. Water quality, environment and climate change. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 174p. [doi: https://doi.org/10.3910/2010.205]
Wetlands ; Environmental flows ; Assessment ; Water allocation ; Case studies ; Rivers ; Farming systems ; Models ; Groundwater ; Aquifers ; Domestic water ; Rainfed farming ; Climate change ; Wastewater irrigation ; Rice ; Food security / Sri Lanka / Bundala National Park / Yala National Park / Walawe Ganga / Menik Ganga / Upper Mahaweli Catchment / Kurundu Oya / Kurunegala District / Wilgoda Irrigation Scheme / Attanagalu Oya Basin / Anuradhapura District
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7 G744 EVA Record No: H042852)
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This is the second volume of the proceedings of the National Conference on ‘Water for Food and Environment’, which was held from June 9 –11, 2009 at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH). The volumes 1 and 3 have been produced as separate documents of this report series. In response to a call for abstracts, 81 abstracts were received from government institutes dealing with water resources and agriculture development, universities, other freelance researchers and researchers from the International Water Management Institute (IWMI). Forty seven of the eighty-one abstracts that were submitted were accepted for compiling full papers. In the past couple of years the sharp increase in food prices worldwide has raised serious concerns about food security, especially in developing countries. To effectively address these concerns a holistic approach is required that encompasses improved agricultural water productivity, adaptation to climate change, targeted and appropriate institutional and financial measures, and a consideration of environmental issues. The main purpose of the conference was to share experiences in these areas and to find opportunities to improve farmers’ incomes and food production, and to promote environmentally sustainable practices in Sri Lanka in the face of growing water scarcity and the challenges of climate change.
16 Udagedara, U. S. C.; Najim, M. M. M. 2010. Potential to increase the area under paddy cultivation with domestic and municipal wastewater irrigation in Kurunegala District. In Evans, Alexandra; Jinapala, K. (Eds). Proceedings of the National Conference on Water, Food Security and Climate Change in Sri Lanka, BMICH, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 9-11 June 2009. Vol. 2. Water quality, environment and climate change. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). pp.157-165.
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7 G744 EVA Record No: H042868)
Use of domestic wastewater for agriculture was a traditional practice in Sri Lanka where leafy vegetables and medicinal plants were cultivated in backyards. The use of domestic and municipal wastewater could be an environmentally sound means of wastewater disposal and could reduce environmental pollution if utilized for paddy irrigation. This practice could also help to increase the economic productivity of the water and land. Therefore a study was conducted in selected Divisional Secretariat Divisions in Kurunegala District in order to explore the potential for land to be brought under paddy cultivation with the utilization of municipal and domestic wastewater. The quantity of wastewater generated was estimated based on the population and water consumption data. Data on the extent of paddy land under minor irrigation and rain-fed agriculture, potential cultivable land extent (known as asweddumized area), land area cultivated in maha (wet) and yala (dry) seasons, and the areas harvested were collected from the District Agriculture Department. It is noted that not all the available lands were cultivated and harvested in both the maha and yala seasons. The area of land that is not used for any crop production is higher in the yala season than in the maha season. In addition, only a part of the land area is harvested from the total area sown. Major reasons for crop failure are inadequate rainfall and shortage of supplementary irrigation water. The difference between the cultivable (asweddumized) extent and harvested extent shows the land that can potentially be brought under irrigation using municipal and domestic wastewater. The amount of land that can be so irrigated is much higher closer to the city where the storm water and other forms of wastewater are drained through common canal systems. Depending on the quantity and quality, and the availability of fresh irrigation water, municipal wastewater can be either diluted with irrigation water to meet the total irrigation water requirement, or can be used without any dilution. In addition to the increment of the land area under cultivation, there is a possibility of increasing the cropping intensity.
17 De Silva, R. P.; Gunasena, C. P. 2006. Spatial statistics: theory and applications. Peradeniya, Sri Lanka: Geo-Informatics Society of Sri Lanka (GISSL) 297p.
Statistical methods ; GIS ; Spatial information ; Hydrology ; Water supply ; Drinking water ; Natural resources management ; Time series / Sri Lanka / Hambantota District / Kurunegala District / Mahailluppallama
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 526.0285 744 DES c2 Record No: H043498)
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18 Wijekoon, W. M. S. M.; Gunawardena, E. R. N.; Aheeyar, Mohamed M. M. 2018. Resilience of farmers at water shortage situations in minor irrigation systems: a case study in Kurunegala District, Sri Lanka. Tropical Agricultural Research, 29(4):242-257.
Water shortage ; Water scarcity ; Farmers ; Small scale systems ; Irrigation systems ; Communities ; Risk management ; Living standards ; Farming systems ; Tanks ; Socioeconomic environment ; Case studies / Sri Lanka / Kurunegala District
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048927)
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Farmers in Minor Irrigation Systems (MIS) experience many difficulties due to severe seasonal or year-round absolute water scarcity that affects their livelihoods. In order to address this problem, the resilience of the vulnerable communities needs to be enhanced through smart investments and appropriate adaptation strategies. Since there is no well-established method for assessing the resilience of the farmers in MIS, this study was aimed to develop a framework and prospective methodology to assess resilience and factors determining the resilience to shocks and stresses of MIS. A structured questionnaire survey was carried out among 188 households belong to eight farmer organizations under 16 MIS located in three Agrarian Service Divisions in the IL3 agro-ecological region in Kurunegala District. The resilience of farming was measured using adaptive capacity or the risk management strategies used at household levels related to farming practices using 20 indicators. Analysis of factors was performed with the principle component method and rotated (from Varimax with Kaiser Normalization technique) factor loadings were extracted to compute resilience index. Using the empirical equation derived from the study, the resilience of MIS was quantitatively determined. The results showed that there is an adequate space to enhance the resilience of farming in MIS by introducing and adapting various risk management strategies. It appears that capacity of the tank, accessibility of services and the trust of farmers both on farmer organizations and the agency officials are some of the key factors which govern the resilience of farming in MIS.
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