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Country R
eport
Sri Lanka
Eng. M.H
.M.A
. Bandara
Chief Engineer
Department of Agricu
lture
Agricu
ltural Back
gro
und
�Agricu
ltural base
d country
�Arable land area-1.887 m
ill ha.
�1.0 m
ill ha. Under perm
anent plantation
crops (tea, Coco
nut, rubber and spices)
�Main cro
ps –Rice, Maize, Vegetable,
pulses, oil crops and condim
ents
Clim
atic Condition
�Four main clim
atic regions
Wet zo
ne (Annual rainfall more than 2500
mm)
Dry zone (Annual rainfall less
than 1750 m
m)
Interm
ediate zone ( A
nnual rainfall less than
2500 m
m and m
ore than 1750 m
m)
Arid zone (Annual rainfall less than 1750 m
m)
Eco
nomic C
ondition
�38%
eco
nomically
active population
engaged in agricu
lture (But alm
ost all
are doing farm
ing)
�19%
contribution to G
DP
�Gro
wth rate –
12%
in 2008 (4.5%
in
early part of this year)
Cost of Cultivation
Power 38%
Labour30%
Material
32%
Cost of production of paddy in large scale
cultivation
Cost of Cultivation
Labour57%
Power 29%
Material 14%
Cost of production of paddy in small scale
cultivation
Cost of Cultivation
Power
5%
Material
13%
Labour
82%
Cost of cultivation of Chilli
Major Pro
blems in C
ultivation
�Laboursc
arcity in peak demand
�Unpredictable C
limate change
�Lack
of org
anized M
arketing m
ech
anism
�Poor acc
ess to new tech
nology
National Agricu
ltural
Pro
grammes
�ApiWawamu-R
ata Nangamu
(Lets
Cultivate and build
the C
ountry-
National Food Pro
duction D
rive
Pro
gramme)
�Granary A
reaPro
gramme
�Org
anic Fertilize
rPro
motion Pro
gramme
ApiWawamu-R
ata Nangamu
(Lets C
ultivate and build
the
Country)
�Objectives
To decrease
the imports of cu
ltivable
commodities gradually
and to ach
ieve self
sufficiency
�Mech
anism
Presidential Task
force has been set up
Teams appointed for identified cro
ps
Each
team set a targ
et to increase
pro
duction
Food Pro
duction D
rive
Pro
gramme
�Activities
-Pro
motion of se
ed &
planting m
aterial production
-Disse
mination of post harvest tech
nology
-Disse
mination of appropriate farm
mech
anization
tech
nology
-Co-o
rdination of inputs and services
-In
troduction of Hybrid R
ice pro
duction
-Optimum use
and conse
rvation of natu
ral reso
urces
-Farm
er empowerm
ent
-Pro
motion of home gard
ening
Granary A
rea Pro
gramme
�Im
plemented in m
ajor irrigation sch
emes by
supporting farm
er in pro
viding various types
of inputs in revolving fund sch
eme.
�Total allo
cation in 2008 w
as R
s.26 m
illion
and the value of th
e increase
d pro
duction is
expected to be about Rs.1600 m
illion in
addition to indirect social benefits.
Org
anic Fertilize
r Pro
motion
Pro
gramme
�More than 95%
subsidy is given for im
ported
chemical fertilize
r for paddy farm
ers.
�To increase
the fertilize
r efficiency
and to
impro
ve the soil co
ndition, farm
ers are
enco
uraged to pro
duce
and use
org
anic
fertilize
r in domestic level and also
entrepreneurs are given tech
nology to
pro
duce
in commercial level
Mech
anization Status
�Land Preparation
Alm
ost fully
mech
anized. However an there is an
urg
ent need an appropriate implement for bund
(levee) clearing and plastering.
�Irrigation
Most of th
e area is co
vered w
ith w
ell planned surface
irrigation system. Small sc
ale irrigation pumps are
use
d in some areas and m
icro
irrigation systems are
use
d in pro
tected agricu
lture applic
ations.
Mech
anization Status
�Plant Establis
hment
6-R
OW & 4-R
OW LOWLAND DRUM
SEEDER FOR PADDY
6 Row Type
4 Row Type
Eco
nomic B
enefit to the C
ountry
In cultivating 10%
Paddy Land w
ith Seeder
Average Extent of
Paddy cultivation
800,000Ha
Manual Seeding
Machine
10%
cultivation extent
In A
cers
198400
198,400
Seed usa
ge
198,400*42kgs
8,332,800kgs
198,400*15 kgs
2,976,000kgs
Cost of se
eds for1
0%
of
Paddy lands
8,332,800*50
Rs4
,416,640,000
2,976,000*50
Rs 148,800,000
Eco
nomic B
enefit
Saving of seed
Paddy
Rs. 4
,267,840,000
5356 tons
Benefit from Increase
d H
arvest
Extent of Paddy
Average cultivation
per/year 800,000
Manual
Machine
Seeding
Seeding
10 %
Total cu
ltivation
extent 80,000 H
ectares
198,400 A
cres
198,400
198,400
Average Estim
ated
Harvest in kgs. Base
d on
Central bank Stats. 115/A
cre
198,400*115
198,400*115*120%
Harvest in kgs
22,816,000
27,379,200
Value of Harvest @
30
Rs.684,480,000
Rs. 821,376,000
Economic Benefit
Rs. 136,896,000
0ther Benefits
�Reduction in use
of Herb
icides
�In
crease
land pro
ductivity
�Opportunity to reduce
water
requirement and Fertilize
r.
�Reduction in harvesting cost/kg
�Elim
ination of Plant lodging
Two W
heel Tractor attach
ed rolling
injector planter for Maize
Highland Seeder with adjustable
row distance
MANUALLY O
PERATED H
IGHLAND R
OW
SEEDER FOR SMALL SIZ
E SEEDS (SESAME &
FIN
GER M
ILLET)
Harvesting &
Thresh
ing
�Combined H
arvesters, im
ported fro
m
India, China and Japan are use
d
�Reaper and H
igh capacity thresh
er
combination is extensively use
d
HIG
H C
APACIT
Y PADDY T
HRESHER
POW
ERED B
Y 12 H
P 2W
TRACTOR
�Pro
cessing
Multi-crop thresh
er with cleaning
device
Gro
undnut de-coatica
tor
Mutual Exch
ange of
Tech
nology
�A tree coco
nut tree clim
bing frame has been
developed base
d on the prese
ntation of In
dia
in the last tech
nical co
mmittee m
eeting.
Mutual Exch
ange of
Tech
nology
�A set of design drawings of pulse
pro
cessing m
ach
ine, developed by Sri
Lanka has been sent to T
haila
nd
Urg
ent needs
�Bund clearing and plastering implement
�Low cost m
otorize
d lowland w
eeder
�Paddy dryer
�Establis
hment of Regional Farm
Mach
inery T
esting C
entre