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PUBLICATION UNIT

The Publication Unit of the Institute which functions under the purview of the Head , SDP/Publication Library is engaged in editing and publishing of Research Reports, Occasional Reports, Journals, Newsletters, Bulletins, Manuals, Brochures and other information materials in all three languages.

A total of 25 Research Reports were released in Sinhala and English during the year. The details are as follows.

1. Export market for Organic Food: Present Status, Constraints and Future Scope2. Vegetable Collection Centers in Badulla and Monaragala Districts: Impacts and

Lessons3. Food Consumption Patterns in Sri Lanka.4. Evaluation of Divinaguma Agriculture Component Home Gardens5. Impact and Lessons of Dairy Development intervention: Dry Zone Livelihood

Support and Partnership Programme6. Present Status and Future Prospects of Kithul industry7. Evaluation of “Api Wawamu – Rata Namagu” Programme8. Present Status and Future prospects of Spiced Based oil Industry in Sri Lanka: The

Case of Cinnamon Leaf Oil and Citronella Oil Industries9. Identification of potentials and Constraints for promoting Indigenous yams as a

Subsidiary Food Crop10. Municipal Solid Waste Composting: Potentials and Constraints11. An Overall Assessment of the Agricultural Marketing Systems in Northern Province

of Sri Lanka12. Fruit and Vegetable Export growth instability and diversification13. Application of integrated pest management (IPM) in Vegetable Cultivation: Past

Experiences and Suggestions for Promotion14. Comparative Study on Consumer Preferences of Fruit Drinks and Carbonated Drinks

in Sri Lankan Beverage Market15. Socio Economic Factors Affecting the Productivity of Green Gram16. Agricultural Forward Contract As Pre-Harvest Commodity Marketing : Problems and

Prospects17. Viability of Controlled Environmental Agriculture for Vegetable Farmers in Sri

Lanka.18. Socio Economic Condition of Dairy industry in Mahaweli H Area19. Impact and Lessons of Uda Walawe Bank Irrigation upgrading and Extension Project

for Water resources management20. Value Chain of High Value Highly Perishable Vegetables21. Reasons for Low Adoption of Selected OFC and Vegetable Varieties released by the

Department of Agriculture22. Socio Economic Impact of Chronic Kidney disease of unknown Etiology23. Technical Efficiency of Paddy farming

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24. Effects of Rural Road Development on Household Agricultural income and FarmingSystems in Hambantota District

25. Analysis of Vegetable Export Supply Chain

In addition, following Publication were also released during the year

1. Sri Lanka Journal of Agrarian Studies Vol. 17 No. 01, 02 and 032. Govi Janatha, 17 Volume, 1-2 issues, Jan-Jun, 2015

Govi Janatha, 17 Volume, 3rd Issue, July-Sept, 2015Govi Janatha, 17 Volume, 4th issue, Oct-Dec, 2015

3. ‘Puwath Hasuna’ Vol.35 No. 02 and Vol. 36 No. 01

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