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Case study in Walawe basin Sri Lanka: A contribution to the United Nations World Water Assessment Programme

2009 | Ed. By, Imbulana, K.A.U.S. et.al.

The study is implemented with the objective of assessing the state of fresh water resources in the basin. The report is structured in a way that it describes the use of water, pressures and driving fo..

The co-operative system and rural credit in Sri Lanka

1974 | MARGA Institute

The credit schemes that are described in this study have been designed to serve the needs of peasant farmers for an agriculture which is organised principally around paddy cultivation. In addition, ..

Farmer first: farmer innovation and agricultural research.

1993 | Ed. By. Chambers, R. et.al.

This publication presents new approaches and methods for agricultural research, starting with farmers’ own capacity for innovation and the contributors of this publication make the case for a ..

Beyond farmer first: rural people’s knowledge, agricultural research and extension practice.

1994 | Ed. By. Scoones, I. & Thompson, J.

‘Beyond farmer first’ argues that approaches and methods of transfer of technology do not fit the resource-poor farming of the complex, diverse and risk-prone agriculture. It contrasts t..

Learning participation in action

2006 | Campilan, Dindo et.al.

While South Asia has a long history in participatory research and development, mainstreaming the approach in agriculture and natural management sectors is a continuing challenge in the region. This pu..

Reluctant partners

1993 | Routledge

This publication combines comprehensive empirical insights into NGOs’ work in agriculture with wider considerations of their relations with the state and their contribution to democratic plurali..

Cultural Fluency: A transformative agenda for caring communities

2011 | GIZ

Development practitioners around the world are increasingly stressing the significant role of culture in the creation of unequal development, poverty, conflict and fragile governance. This is a manu..

Contract Farming and Export Horticulture: Can Agribusiness Revitalise the Peasant Sector in Sri Lanka?

1995 | David Dunham

The paper looks at: export performance and the rational of vegetable production on contract from the standpoint of the farm and the peasant household; the economics of contract farming and more part..

Capital Transfers and Investments in Non-Farm Activities

1990 | Nimal A. Fernando

About two decades ago it was strongly believed that agricultural development would over time considerably ease the problem of unemployment and underemployment in developing countries with large agri..

Water and poverty linkages: case studies from Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

2004 | Hussain, Intizar; Giordano, Mark.

The case studies reported here highlight important concepts and information on the linkages between water and poverty that may not be available elsewhere. The overall objective of the studies is to dr..

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