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1 Illukpitiya, I. M. P. M. P. 1999. Resource management in high altitude agroecosystems. Oslo, Norway: Agricultural University of Norway. 99p. + appendices.
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: D 630 G744 ILL Record No: H040432)
M.Sc.Thesis (Management of Natural Resources and Sustainable Agriculture)
2 Hoekstra, A. Y.; Chapagain, A. K. 2008. Globalization of water: sharing the planet's freshwater resources. Malden, MA, USA: Blackwell. 208p.
Globalization ; Water resources development ; International trade ; Freshwater ; Virtual water ; Agricultural production ; Water use ; Water scarcity ; Water quality ; Flow discharge ; Consumers ; Water conservation ; Water loss ; Economic aspects ; Water footprint ; Water transfer ; Tea ; Coffee ; Cotton / Netherlands / Morocco / China
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.91 G000 HOE Record No: H043484)
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3 IIMI. SCOR Project. 1995. Shared Control of Natural Resources (SCOR): performance as at end of December 1995. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Irrigation Management Institute (IIMI). SCOR Project. 41p. + Annexes.
Research projects ; Watershed management ; Indicators ; Natural resources ; Resource utilization ; Land use ; Models ; Tea ; Paddy / Sri Lanka / Huruluwewa Watershed / Upper Nilwala Watershed
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H045223)
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4 Madhu, M.; Sharda, V. N. 2013. Erosion control for enhancing the productivity of tea in the southern high hills of India. In Palanisami, Kuppannan; Sharda, V. N.; Singh, D. V. (Eds.). Water management in the hill regions: evidence from field studies. [Outcome of the IWMI and ICAR Workshop organized by IWMI-TATA Water Policy Research Program]. New Delhi, India: Bloomsbury Publishing India. pp.43-57.
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.91 G635 PAL Record No: H045727)
5 Carr, M. K. V.; Lockwood, R.; Knox, J. W. 2012. Advances in irrigation agronomy: plantation crops. New York, NY, USA: Cambridge University Press. 343p.
Plantations ; Agriculture ; Crop production ; Roots ; Bananas ; Theobroma cacao ; Coconuts ; Coffee ; Oil palms ; Rubber crops ; Sisal ; Sugarcane ; Tea ; Plant water relations ; Water requirements ; Water productivity ; Irrigation systems ; Irrigation scheduling ; Drip irrigation ; Evapotranspiration ; Drought
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 633 G000 CAR Record No: H045937)
6 King, F. H. 1911. Farmers of forty centuries or permanent agriculture in China, Korea and Japan. Emmaus, PA, USA: Rodale Press. 441p.
Farmers ; Agricultural production ; Rice ; Wastes ; Silk ; Tea ; Composts ; Fertilizers ; Fuels ; Irrigation / China / Korea / Japan
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 338.1 G000 KIN Record No: H046053)
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7 Polman, F. J.; Samad, M.; Thio, K. S. 1982. A demonstration of resource based socio-economic planning in Matara district. ARTI-Wageningen University Research Project in Agricultural Planning. Report 1 in Regional Planning for Agricultural Development in Sri Lanka. Colombo, Sri Lanka: Agrarian Research and Training Institute (ARTI). 247p. (ARTI Research study 47)
Agricultural development ; Natural resources ; Infrastructure ; Population growth ; Socioeconomic development ; Households ; Land use ; Land tenure ; Flood control ; Cultivation ; Rice ; Coconuts ; Tea ; Rubber ; Cinnamon ; Fertilizers ; Soil conservation ; Plant production ; Cropping systems ; Livestock ; Farming systems ; Domestic gardens ; Coastal area ; Small farms ; Medium size farms ; Labour requirements ; Exports ; Markets ; Prices ; Income ; Employment ; Unemployment ; Projects / Sri Lanka / Matara District / Nilwala River
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 338.1 G744 POL Record No: H046342)
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8 Gunawardena, J.; Muthuwatta, Lal; Fernando, M. J. J.; Rathnayake, S.; Rodrigo, T. M. A. S. K.; Gunawardena, A. (Eds.) 2015. Proceedings of the First International Symposium on Environment Management and Planning, Battaramulla, Sri Lanka, 23-24 February 2015. Colombo, Sri Lanka: Central Environmental Authority (CEA). 55p.
Environmental management ; Forest plantations ; Drug plants ; Tea ; Rubber industry ; Agroforestry ; Biodiversity ; Wildlife ; Freshwater ; Water quality ; Groundwater pollution ; Water deficit ; Land use ; Paddy fields ; Constructed wetlands ; Carbon ; Meteorology ; Models ; Satellite surveys ; GIS ; Remote sensing ; Maps ; Soil salinity ; Erosion ; Sand ; Solar radiation ; Watersheds ; Aquifers ; River basins ; Tanks ; Energy generation ; Bioremediation ; Waste management ; Performance evaluation ; Toxic substances ; Pollutant load ; Noise pollution ; Denitrification ; Leachates ; Biofertilizers ; Aquatic insects ; Food production ; Fishing ; Farmers ; Vegetable growing ; Vermicomposting ; Health hazards ; Malaria ; Case studies ; Arid zones ; Coastal area ; Coral reefs / Sri Lanka / India / Tangalle / Vavuniya / Jaffna / Killinochchi / Mullaitivu / Mannar / Kalpitiya / Colombo / Kalutara / Matara / Weligama / Badulla / Upper Mahaweli Catchment / Paraviwella Reef / Vairavapuliyankulam Tank / Kelani River / Himalayan Region
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H046899)
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9 Drechsel, Pay; Madhuwanthi, Piumi; Nisansala, Duleesha; Ramamoorthi, Dushiya; Bandara, Thilini. 2023. On the feasibility of an agricultural revolution: Sri Lanka’s move to go 100% organic. Paper presented at the Annual International Conference on Research in Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture, Natural Resource Management and Rural Development (Tropentag) on Competing Pathways for Equitable Food Systems Transformation: Trade-Offs and Synergies, Berlin, Germany, 20-22 September 2023. 4p.
Organic fertilizers ; Agrochemicals ; Inorganic fertilizers ; Agricultural sector ; Rice ; Tea ; Public health ; Fertilizer legislation / Sri Lanka
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H052324)
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In April 2021, the Sri Lankan Government banned imports of agrochemicals, including chemical fertilizers, to make Sri Lanka the first fully organic and chemical fertilizer-free country globally. The ban was justified by human and environmental health concerns, such as many cases of kidney failure in the central parts of Sri Lanka. While previous policies had envisioned a stepwise transition, the sudden ban jolted the agriculture sector. However, it was aligned with the emerging national economic crisis with drastically declining foreign exchange reserves that restricted the import of commodities, including fertilizer for distribution at subsidized prices. The ban was also opportune because fertilizer prices peaked on international markets in 2022. Without any transitional time, the thrust for organic fertilizers failed to satisfy demand or obtain the required crop nutrients resulting in severe agricultural losses. After the first data on decreasing yields were revealed, the government lifted the chemical fertilizer ban on December 1, 2021, but it was too late as the cropping season had arrived. Without financial reserves to import fertilizer, the donor community was urged to assist. This paper addresses: (1) justification of the ban, (2) the feasibility of transitioning to organic fertilizers based on the available biomass to replace chemical fertilizers; and (3) the related cost implications. The scenarios focus on irrigated paddy rice and the plantation sector that underpin the national economy. Undervalued nutrient sources are also considered as well as the constraints to and implications of such a transition beyond Sri Lanka’s frontiers.
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