Management and environmental constraints to rice yield within a village irrigation system ? A case study from Sri Lanka

Daléus, Erika; Palm, Ola; Sandell, Klas; Jayawardena, S. N.; Siripala, G. D.

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“…(In addition to Sandell, 1988, see e.g., Karunanayake, 1983;Madduma Bandara, 1985;Tilakasiri, 1985;Dal6us, 1988;Dal6us et al, 1988;Palm, 1988;and Palm & Sandell, 1989.) According to survey figures in the largest (and somewhat more remote) of the villages, about one third of the farmers who owned paddy rice land (incl.…”

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“…Since some sources of nutrients (like dung manure and green manure) were so rarely used, and at the same time considered as "good", and since the knowledge about these sources of nutrients was reasonably good (Sandell, 1988 :114-121), a natural question was: why were they used so infrequently? Some disappointment over the previous adoption, combined with an idealized picture of the past, was noted as well.…”

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“…The conceptual framework of "eco-strategies" has been used for discussions of strategies for the utilization of nature employed by individuals or groups (Sandell, 1988). They can be seen from an individual point of view, but also as occurring within different groups and within a whole society.…”

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“…General layout of the cascade of four villages located in a local catchment(Sandell, 1988:94) content downloaded from 128.235.251.160 on Wed, 25 Mar 2015 15:09:55 UTC All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions rients and water for agriculture, was investigated by using semi-structured interviews in addition to the surveys. This information was complemented with observation and with exchange of information within the multidisciplinary research team.…”

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“…Even though these schematic maps relies upon quantitative information from the 1930s and the 1980s(Sandell, 1988:chapt.7) they also illustrate the common theme of a downward fertility situation as claimed by the farmers(Sandell, 1988:175). The "stars" indicate "fertility" and are used as an interpretation of: (i) water availability per area under paddy rice cultivation; (ii) length of fallow period for land under chena (shifting) cultivation; and (iii) number of cattle per area under paddy rice cultivation.…”

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Farmers' Eco-Strategies with Regard to Water, Nutrients and Sustainability: A Case-Study of Low-Resource Agriculture in the Dry Zone of Sri Lanka

Sandell¹

1993

Geografiska Annaler. Series B, Human Geography

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JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact support@jstor.org. This content downloaded from 128.235.251.160 on Wed, Sandell, K. 1993: Farmers' eco-strategies with regard to water, nutrients and sustainability-A case-study of low-resource agriculture in the dry zone of Sri Lanka. Geogr. Ann. 75 B (3): 163-176. This article originates from the author's dissertation monograph (Sandell, 1988), where further discussions, empirical material and references to relevant literature can be found. For generous financial support I am indebted to the Swedish Agency for Research Cooperation with Developing Countries and the Nordic Institute of Asian Studies. ABSTRACT. Within a multi-disciplinary research project involving Sri Lankan and Swedish researchers, information about farmers' perspectives on water, nutrients and sustainability was collected. The farmers were living in five villages in the northern dry zone of Sri Lanka characterized by low-resource agriculture mainly including paddy rice (irrigated by village reservoirs) and shifting cultivation.The green revolution of High Yielding Varieties, chemical fertilizers and other agrochemicals was introduced in the studied villages in the 1950s and 1960s but was still irregularly used. The farmers were well aware of the resulting higher yields when using these industrialized inputs and the majority wanted to increase their use but regarded the cost as a major limitation. But the farmers also were worried about negative environmental effects associated with these inputs. They contrasted these negative aspects to the agricultural practices of the past and there was a belief that there had been a decrease in the fertility of the soil and in the quality of the crops. This perspective was paralleled in the perception of a general decrease in precipitation. For the discussion of this case-study a theoretical framework of three main types of views and practical utilizations of natural resources ("eco-strategies") was used ("domination" vs. "active adaptation" and "passive adaptation").

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