TY - JOUR
T1 - How productive are rice farmers in Sri Lanka? The impact of resource accessibility, seed sources and varietal diversification
AU - Suresh, Kanesh
AU - Wilson, Clevo
AU - Khanal, Uttam
AU - Managi, Shunsuke
AU - Santhirakumar, Samithamby
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 The Author(s)
PY - 2021/6
Y1 - 2021/6
N2 - This paper assesses the impact of resource accessibility, seed sources and varietal diversification on the production efficiency of Sri Lankan rice growers using farm and household level survey data. The empirical results show that there are opportunities for average Sri Lankan rice farmers to further improve production efficiency by up to 30%. Among the variables, those related to resource accessibility, age, migration, income sources and agricultural training are all found to affect production efficiency. Furthermore, we find that households relying only on their own saved seeds are less efficient compared to those who had purchased seeds from markets. In addition, this study indicates that varietal diversification significantly reduces production efficiency.
AB - This paper assesses the impact of resource accessibility, seed sources and varietal diversification on the production efficiency of Sri Lankan rice growers using farm and household level survey data. The empirical results show that there are opportunities for average Sri Lankan rice farmers to further improve production efficiency by up to 30%. Among the variables, those related to resource accessibility, age, migration, income sources and agricultural training are all found to affect production efficiency. Furthermore, we find that households relying only on their own saved seeds are less efficient compared to those who had purchased seeds from markets. In addition, this study indicates that varietal diversification significantly reduces production efficiency.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e07398
DO - 10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e07398
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85108867529
VL - 7
JO - Heliyon
JF - Heliyon
SN - 2405-8440
IS - 6
M1 - e07398
ER -