Fertilizer, whether inorganic or organic is one of the most essential inputs for increasing productivity which leads to increase the agricultural production and the income of the farming community. Therefore, understanding ...

This study attempts to examine the factors which determine the adoption of intercropping among smallholder rubber farmers in the Kalutara district of Sri Lanka. The Cross-sectional data were collected from 150 smallholder ...

The impact of fiscal deficit on economic growth is one of the most widely debated issues among economists and policy makers in both developed and developing countries in the recent period. This paper seeks to examine the ...

The objective of this study is to analyse regional differences in total factor productivity, efficiency and technological change in the paddy sector by using Malmquist productivity indices (Total factor productivity index) ...

This study was designed to explore and compare Human Resource Management practices in Sri Lankan and Indian Public Sector Banks. Human Resource Management (HRM) is a developed concept. It has tremendous relevance to service ...

The objectives of the study are to find the optimal solution that minimizes transportation cost by choosing economical route for transportation the pipes for water supply from different stores to the sites and to find ...

The objective of the study is to examine the factors which determine the credit worthiness and loan repayment performance among the small-holder farmers in Vavuniya district in Sri Lanka. A sample of 113 small –holder ...

A numerous studies have examined the determinants of sustaining ethnic peace in multi-ethnic developing countries and report on myriad contributary factors including economic, political and cultural issues. It is natural ...

The study focused on determining the key factors influencing food security in Sri Lanka's Northern Province. It employed a multi-stage sampling method involving 93 Grama Niladhari (GN) divisions selected through stratified ...