Sri Lanka - Agricultural Commercialization : Improving Farmers’ Incomes in the Poorest Regions

World Bank

dc.creator	World Bank
dc.date	2012-03-19T17:24:11Z
dc.date	2012-03-19T17:24:11Z
dc.date	2009-05-12
dc.date.accessioned	2023-02-17T20:47:04Z
dc.date.available	2023-02-17T20:47:04Z
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dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3087
dc.identifier.uri	http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/243425
dc.description	The issue of regional differences in development has moved to the center of the development debate in Sri Lanka, partly after the release of regional poverty data. For the past many years, there have been significant and increasing differences between the Western province and the rest of the country in terms of per capita income levels, growth rates of per capita income, poverty rates, and the structure of provincial economies. The structure of the report is as follows: chapter two looks at the poverty/growth/agriculture nexus in the poorest regions of Sri Lanka. It presents data on poverty and growth in the poorest provinces, especially Uva and Sabaragamuwa, and provides an analysis of factors associated with the rural poor. Chapter three provides an overview and brief discussion of the Government's agricultural policies and programs. Chapter four identifies constraints that restrict farmers' incomes in the four poorest provinces. It presents results from extensive stakeholder consultations carried out in these provinces. These results are complemented with findings from the 2005 rural investment climate assessment to identify some of the general constraints in the agriculture sector in Sri Lanka. Chapter five presents the findings of an agricultural resource audit of small-scale farmers in the poorest regions that analyzed production, poverty and market data. The chapter identifies income opportunities, in particular for a few agricultural products with high income potential for poor farmers, whose production could take off with appropriate interventions. This chapter also provides a value chain analysis of these products and identifies product-specific constraints and gaps in the current policy portfolio that could potentially limit the Government's capacity to support the whole range of needed interventions. Drawing on the findings in previous chapters, chapter six presents' recommendations. One set of recommendations is specific to the three products with high income potential and focuses on effective interventions for their production. Another set consists of cross-cutting recommendations that would further improve performance in the targeted areas but also benefit agricultural production more broadly. Chapter seven sums up and concludes.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	World Bank
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rights	World Bank
dc.subject	ACCESS TO CREDIT
dc.subject	ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY
dc.subject	ACCESS TO MARKETS
dc.subject	AGRIBUSINESS
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL DIVERSIFICATION
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL ECONOMY
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICES
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL GROWTH
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL INCOMES
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL INVESTMENT
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL LAND
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL LANDS
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL MARKET
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL POLICIES
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL POLICY
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH POLICY
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SYSTEM
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SYSTEMS
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL RESOURCE
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL SECTORS
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL WAGE
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL WAGE LABOR
dc.subject	AGRICULTURE
dc.subject	AGRICULTURE POLICIES
dc.subject	AGRICULTURE RESEARCH
dc.subject	AGRONOMY
dc.subject	ALTERNATIVE CROPS
dc.subject	ANIMAL PROTEIN
dc.subject	ANIMALS
dc.subject	ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION
dc.subject	BEVERAGES
dc.subject	CAPACITY BUILDING
dc.subject	CAPITAL COSTS
dc.subject	CASSAVA
dc.subject	CATTLE
dc.subject	CEREAL GRAINS
dc.subject	CEREALS
dc.subject	COCONUT
dc.subject	COFFEE
dc.subject	COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURE
dc.subject	COMMERCIAL BANKS
dc.subject	COMMERCIAL FARMERS
dc.subject	COMMODITIES
dc.subject	COMMODITY EXCHANGES
dc.subject	COMPETITIVENESS
dc.subject	CONFLICT
dc.subject	CREDIT SCHEMES
dc.subject	CROP
dc.subject	CROP PRODUCTION
dc.subject	CROP YIELDS
dc.subject	CROPS
dc.subject	DAIRY FARMERS
dc.subject	DAIRY PRODUCTS
dc.subject	DECLINE IN POVERTY
dc.subject	DEMAND FOR FOOD
dc.subject	DEVELOPMENT BANKS
dc.subject	DIETARY PATTERNS
dc.subject	DOMESTIC PRICES
dc.subject	DROP IN POVERTY
dc.subject	ECOLOGICAL ZONES
dc.subject	ECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subject	EGGS
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT GENERATION
dc.subject	EQUIPMENT
dc.subject	EXPORT MARKETS
dc.subject	FARM ACTIVITIES
dc.subject	FARM EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	FARM EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subject	FARM INCOME
dc.subject	FARM INCOME GROWTH
dc.subject	FARM SECTOR
dc.subject	FARMER
dc.subject	FARMER GROUPS
dc.subject	FARMER ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subject	FARMER REPRESENTATIVES
dc.subject	FARMERS
dc.subject	FARMING
dc.subject	FARMING ACTIVITIES
dc.subject	FARMS
dc.subject	FEED
dc.subject	FINGER MILLET
dc.subject	FISH
dc.subject	FISHERIES
dc.subject	FODDER
dc.subject	FOOD COMMODITIES
dc.subject	FOOD CONSUMPTION
dc.subject	FOOD CROPS
dc.subject	FOOD EXPENDITURE
dc.subject	FOOD NEEDS
dc.subject	FOOD PRODUCTION
dc.subject	FOOD PRODUCTS
dc.subject	FOOD REQUIREMENTS
dc.subject	FOOD SECURITY
dc.subject	GENDER
dc.subject	GERMPLASM
dc.subject	HARVEST
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD DISTRIBUTION
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD INCOMES
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLDS WITH ELECTRICITY
dc.subject	HUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subject	IMPACT ON POVERTY
dc.subject	IMPACT ON POVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subject	INCIDENCE OF POVERTY
dc.subject	INCOME GENERATION
dc.subject	INCOME GROWTH
dc.subject	INCOME QUINTILE
dc.subject	INCOMES FROM AGRICULTURE
dc.subject	INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
dc.subject	INTEGRATION
dc.subject	INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subject	IRRIGATION
dc.subject	LAND DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	LAND OWNERSHIP
dc.subject	LAND REFORM
dc.subject	LAND REFORMS
dc.subject	LAND RIGHTS
dc.subject	LAND TENURE
dc.subject	LAND TITLING
dc.subject	LIVESTOCK
dc.subject	LIVESTOCK DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	MAIZE
dc.subject	MARKETING
dc.subject	MEAT
dc.subject	MICROFINANCE
dc.subject	MILK
dc.subject	MILK POWDER
dc.subject	MILK PRODUCERS
dc.subject	MILK PRODUCTS
dc.subject	NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
dc.subject	NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SYSTEM
dc.subject	NGOS
dc.subject	OILSEEDS
dc.subject	PARTICIPATORY APPROACHES
dc.subject	PLANTING MATERIALS
dc.subject	POOR FARMERS
dc.subject	POOR PEOPLE
dc.subject	POOR PRODUCERS
dc.subject	POORER PROVINCES
dc.subject	POORER REGIONS
dc.subject	POST-HARVEST LOSSES
dc.subject	POTATO
dc.subject	POTATOES
dc.subject	POULTRY
dc.subject	POULTRY INDUSTRY
dc.subject	POVERTY ASSESSMENT
dc.subject	POVERTY DATA
dc.subject	POVERTY HEAD
dc.subject	POVERTY HEAD COUNT INDEX
dc.subject	POVERTY HEADCOUNT INDEX
dc.subject	POVERTY INCIDENCE
dc.subject	POVERTY LEVELS
dc.subject	POVERTY LINE
dc.subject	POVERTY RATE
dc.subject	POVERTY RATES
dc.subject	POVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subject	POVERTY STATUS
dc.subject	PRIORITY SETTING
dc.subject	PRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subject	PRODUCER ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subject	PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY
dc.subject	PRODUCTION VOLUMES
dc.subject	PROFITABILITY
dc.subject	PUBLIC AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
dc.subject	RAW MATERIALS
dc.subject	REDUCTION IN POVERTY
dc.subject	RICE
dc.subject	ROOTS
dc.subject	RURAL
dc.subject	RURAL AREAS
dc.subject	RURAL CREDIT
dc.subject	RURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	RURAL GROWTH
dc.subject	RURAL HOUSEHOLD
dc.subject	RURAL HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subject	RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subject	RURAL INVESTMENT
dc.subject	RURAL LIVELIHOODS
dc.subject	RURAL MARKET
dc.subject	RURAL POOR
dc.subject	RURAL POVERTY
dc.subject	RURAL ROADS
dc.subject	RURAL SECTOR
dc.subject	SCHOOLING
dc.subject	SEED VARIETIES
dc.subject	SEEDS
dc.subject	SMALL FARMERS
dc.subject	SMALL LANDHOLDINGS
dc.subject	SORGHUM
dc.subject	STORAGE FACILITIES
dc.subject	SUBSISTENCE
dc.subject	SUGAR
dc.subject	SWEET POTATO
dc.subject	TARGETING
dc.subject	TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subject	TRANSACTION COSTS
dc.subject	TROPICAL FRUITS
dc.subject	TROPICAL VEGETABLES
dc.subject	TUBERS
dc.subject	UNIVERSITIES
dc.subject	VEGETABLE OILS
dc.subject	VEGETABLE PRODUCTION
dc.subject	VEGETABLES
dc.subject	VULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subject	WHEAT
dc.title	Sri Lanka - Agricultural Commercialization : Improving Farmers’ Incomes in the Poorest Regions
dc.type	Economic & Sector Work :: General Economy, Macroeconomics and Growth Study
dc.coverage	South Asia
dc.coverage	South Asia
dc.coverage	Asia
dc.coverage	Sri Lanka