Browsing by Author "Dharmadasa, A.P.I.S."

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    Analysis of the Factors Affecting the Replanting Decision by Tea Small Holders in Yatinuwara Divisional Secretariat Division
    (Uva Wellassa University of Sri Lanka, 2010) Weerasinghe, W.M.H.P.; Obeysekera, K.G.B.; Dharmadasa, A.P.I.S.
    Tea is the third largest foreign exchange earner in Sri Lanka and 74% of the total tea production in the country comes from tea small holdings sector. Despite superiority of tea small holders in numerous ways to the plantation sector, this sector is not free from problems. In conformity to national policy, 2% of the existing tea extent has to be annually replanted in order to maintain the tea extent to obtain maximum yield. However, present annual replanting rate in the tea small holdings sector is 0.8%. The low levels of decision making on replanting in tea small holdings is a factor responsible for not reaching desirable replanting rate. Considering this, a research was carried out in Yatinuwara Divisional Secretariat division in Kandy district, to identify the factors that affect on decision making on replanting. Sixty tea small holders were selected from Gannoruwa, Manikdiwele and Dhanthure by using the stratified random sampling technique and the data were analyzed using descriptive techniques and regression analysis. Present study identified that income sources other than tea, replanting subsidy, cost of replanting, price of green tea leaves, labour availability, credit facilities, and tea land size significantly affect on replanting decision of tea small holders. More specifically, one unit change in income sources other than tea, replanting subsidy, labour availability, and credit facilities lead to average change in replanting decision by 22.08, 0.00018, 16.00 and 10.80 units respectively, while age of tea small holder, cost of replanting, price of green tea leaves and tea land size negatively related to replanting decision. The study strongly recommends that increase in replanting subsidy and provision of credit facilities at a low interest rate should be considered to maintain an acceptable replanting rate. Key words: Replanting rate, Stratified random sample method, Regression analysis, Replanting subsidy
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    The Economic Impact of Fertilizer Subsidy for the Small Scale Tea Growers in Southern Province, Sri Lanka
    (Uva Wellassa University of Sri Lanka, 2010) Prasanna, R.V.; Shymali, H.W.; Dharmadasa, A.P.I.S.
    In view of the growing competition in the world tea market, high production cost will be an important determinant of the future of Sri Lankan tea industry. Even though our tea small holders make a significant contribution to the national production; they are highly sensitive to high input prices and especially unable to stand against the higher fertilizer cost. Assistance such as fertilizer subsidy for small holders may help to reduce cost of production and they can obtain better crop by applying recommended dose of fertilizer. Therefore, fertilizer subsidy may give valuable point to rural development in small scale tea growers section and cyclically it helps to national economic development. By keeping the above crux in the view, the research was conducted to find the economic impact of fertilizer subsidy to the small scale tea growers in southern province of Sri Lanka. The data used in this study were gathered through a field survey using sample of 335 growers. The data were analyzed by employing multiple linear regression model and paired t-test. Results of the paired t-test indicate that there was an improvement of the 2009 tea yield income per hectare when compared to that of 2008 due to the fertilizer subsidy. According to the Regression analysis, land extent, labour and subsidized fertilizer cost per hectare had a significant impact on the 2009 tea yield income per hectare. The result concluded that subsidized fertilizer cost was one of the important factors that cause for the increase in 2009 yield compared to 2008. The study also revealed that the majority of small scale tea growers were not satisfied with the quality of the given NPK fertilizer mixture, and suffered by higher transportation cost. It is recommended to provide subsidized fertilizers to small holders to enhance their production. Therefore fertilizer subsidy may support small scale growers in the rural sector speci0V-helping:the national economic development. Key Words: Fertilizer subsidy, Small scale tea growers, Yield income per hectare, multiple linearjewession, P6itOdit-test
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    Study on Impact of Prince Incentive & Identifying Factors Affecting Green Leaf Quality in Relation to Reasonable Price Formula for Tea Small Holder Based on Kalutara District
    (Uva Wellassa University of Sri Lanka, 2010) Premadasa, K.P.T.; Obeysekera, K.G.B.; Dharmadasa, A.P.I.S.
    Sri Lankan tea small holding sector plays a major role in contributing to 74% of the national tea production. Quality of green leaf supplied to the tea factories by the sector greatly affects on the quality of the final made tea. But at present, most of the tea processing factories receive only about 35 - 40% of best quality leaves. Having identified this fact the Sri Lanka Tea Board has incorporated a price incentive into the reasonable price formula through which payments for the green leaves are made, to motivate small holders to supply quality leaves. The present study was conducted to identify impact of price incentive on the motivation of small holders to quality build-in their products and the factors affecting on the best quality leaf percentage received to the factories. Seventy five tea small holders were selected randomly from the study area Baduraliya tea Inspector range to represent the population and collection of the data was done through a semi structured questionnaire. Wilcoxson sign test was performed to analyze the small holders' motivation level and a linear regression analysis was done to identify the factors that affect on the best quality leaf percentage. The results of the Wilcoxson sign test revealed that there was a significant effect of price incentive on motivating tea small holders to quality build-in their green leaf supply. According to the linear regression analysis, reception of price incentive, mode of disposal, practicing fine plucking method, transport conditions, age and the education level of the farmers were the main factors that affect on the best percentage of quality leaves received to the tea factories. Key words: Price incentive, Quality of tea green leaf, Tea small holding sector