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1 Wickramasekera, P.. 1984. An analysis of cropping intensities in the paddy sector of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka Journal of Agrarian Studies, 5(1):1-31.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 1189 Record No: H0798)
Achievement of self-sufficiency in rice has been the avowed objective of almost all planning exercises in Sri Lanka since independence. The strategy for increasing paddy production has emphasized expansion of cultivated area as well as promotion of land productivity. Expansion of cultivated area could be achieved by bringing new land under cultivation and increasing the intensity of cropping on already cultivated land. The importance of the latter method has been recognized since the fifties but the actual achievements have been rather marginal. The rising cost of land development in recent years has highlighted the importance of this option. The objective of this paper is to analyse trends in cropping intensity in the paddy sector. Conceptual and measurement problems are outlined first. Evolution of policies on the strategy of raising cropping intensity is examined in the next section. Recent trends in cropping intensity at the national and regional levels and determinants of cropping intensity form the subject of the remaining sections.
2 Wickramasekera, P.. 1981. Water management under channel irrigation: A study of the Minipe settlement. Preliminary draft of a study sponsored by the ARTI/USAID Water Management Research Project. 112p.
Water management ; Flow channels ; Irrigation programs ; Water use ; Water distribution ; Institutions ; Productivity ; Income distribution ; Poverty ; Settlement / Sri Lanka / Minipe
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 450 Record No: H03977)
3 Jayasinghe, K. N.; Jayasekera, P. V. J.; Amarasinghe, Y. R.; Gunasinghe, N.; Sinnathamby, M.; Edirisinghe, J. S.; Wickramasekera, P.; Balasuriya, S.; Hewagama, D.; Kelles-Viitanen, A.; Keinanen, A. 1983. Sociocultural dimensions of water supply and sanitation: A study of Harispattuwa, Sri Lanka. Unpublished project report by the Helsinki University Institute of Development Studies and a team of researchers from the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. vi, 290p.
Water supply ; Sanitation ; Public health ; Water use ; Water quality ; Water pollution ; Water storage ; Wells ; Pumps ; Pipes ; Social participation ; Water rates ; Culture ; Social aspects ; Social structure ; Rural development ; History ; Population ; Land use ; Employment ; Income distribution ; Organizations ; Villages / Sri Lanka / Harispattuwa
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 5631 Record No: H027624)
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