Farmers’ Valuation of Agro-Biodiversity in Home Gardens: Case Study in the Kurunegala District

Kuruppu, I. V.; Edirisighe, J. C.; Herath, H. M. L. K.; Jayasinghe-Mudalige, U. K.; Wijesuriya, Wasana; Udugama, J. M. M.; Fernando, A. P. S.

doi:10.4038/jepsl.v4i1.7855

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“…fish) (see, Perera et al, 2016). Repeatedly, fluctuating exchange rates along with the inflation did have notable negative effects on costs associated with importation of raw materials, including animal feed, drugs and equipment required for poultry production that can have disproportionate shifts in input demand and supply curves.…”

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“…This is the marginal welfare measure that seeks for a change in any of the attributes sometimes known as marginal willingness to pay, MWTP (Kuruppu et al, 2014).…”

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The Demand for a Balanced Diet by the Next Generation: New Evidence from a Choice Based Conjoint Analysis

2018

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Healthy lifestyle, directly and indirectly enhances the socio economic status of people. In this manner, dietary practices in young age will impact adult health, decades from now. Therefore this study attempted to identify the acceptance towards a balanced diet among youth using a choice based Conjoint Analysis. For this, primary data were collected by a pretested questionnaire from a stratified random sample of 200 youth from Kurunegala district representing all 30 Divisional Secretariats. All respondents were presented with a choice set comprised of variations of the "shaped plate" introduced by Ministry of Health in Sri Lanka and considered as the general balanced diet plate suitable for Sri Lankans. Nine choice cards were generated for three "shaped plate" attributes including carbohydrate, protein, vegetables and an additional monetary attribute, price. A Rank Ordered Logistic Regression was used to analyse the results which revealed that all four attributes have shown a significant effect on selecting a diet by youth. In addition to this, the research failed to identify a significant relationship between choice and socio economic variables such as gender and educational level. According to the results, it is obvious that majority of youth considers the price and nutritional value of the diet. This study reveals that Marginal Willingness to Pay values imply an increase in willingness towards protein, vegetables and indicates a less consideration on carbohydrate contain food. Based on the current research, it is reasonable to say Sri Lankan young generation considers price, nutritional value of diet and shows similar behaviour with global trend.

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What is good about Sri Lankan homegardens with regards to food security? A synthesis of the current scientific knowledge of a multifunctional land-use system

2017

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Recently, there has been growing interest in agroforestry systems due to their great potential to mitigate threats to household food and nutrition security from soaring food prices but also as carbon sinks. In Sri Lanka, smallholder farms such as homegardens constitute a majority of Sri Lanka's total annual crop and timber production. Despite Sri Lankan homegardens being considered desirable and sustainable land-use systems, their role in food and nutrition security is not yet entirely understood. By synthesising scientific articles and grey literature we sought the link between food security and homegardens by quantifying their products or services and ascertaining whether food security characteristics are assessed as direct or indirect impacts. The results show that 27 % of 92 identified articles directly quantified aspects that are relevant to food security. Another 51 % of the articles quantified indirect aspects that have relevance for food security, including climate, soil, ecosystem services, structural and floristic diversity and economic aspects. Twenty-two percent of the articles were categorised as being qualitative or conceptual and contained no direct assessments or quantification of food security. The presence of significant merits from homegardens includes providing food security throughout the year at low-cost while sustaining numerous ecosystem services. This benefits particularly the poor farmers. However, many studies are descriptive and only provide location-specific information on single research focuses such as plant species, yield and management. There are few comparisons with crop land, forests or other production systems, and there is even less empirical evidence and quantification of the food security and other benefits. Seven areas where more scientific focus would be beneficial are identified. Homegardens are strong in national policies and to reach a greater level of efficiency within these activities our findings suggest more emphasis on a higher degree of inclusiveness of relevant stakeholders and long-term engagements with context specific guidance.

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Farmers’ Valuation of Agro-Biodiversity in Home Gardens: Case Study in the Kurunegala District

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An Analysis of Price Behavior of Major Poultry Products in Sri Lanka

An Analysis of Price Behavior of Major Poultry Products in Sri Lanka

The Demand for a Balanced Diet by the Next Generation: New Evidence from a Choice Based Conjoint Analysis

What is good about Sri Lankan homegardens with regards to food security? A synthesis of the current scientific knowledge of a multifunctional land-use system

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