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Group Members Group 03
U.G.S.Somasiri Ag/2007/2451
P.M.Weerasingha Ag/2007/2477
P.D.A.I.Gunathilake Ag/2007/2491T.S.M.S.Senevirathna Ag/2007/2510
H.M.G.Anuradhani Ag/2007/2526
L.L.C.Lokuge Ag/2007/2596
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Introduction
Sugarcane is mainly cultivated inPelwatta, Sewanagala and Hinguranaareas in Sri Lanka
Pelwattaand Sewanagalaare situated inMonaragala district while Hingurana islocated in Amparadistrict
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Total area under cane (with ratoons) 7,317ha
Area harvested 6,476ha
Cane harvested 349000MT
Average yield 56MT/ha
Sugar production (without sweeping) 38000MT
Sugar recovery rate 7.4%
(Central Bank annual report , 2008)
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The land extent in Hinguranais around200ha while Monaragaladistrict has a vastextent of 7320ha
Therefore, Monaragaladistrict contributesmore than 98% to sugarcane cultivatedlands in Sri Lanka
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Monaragala District
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Monaragaladistrict Favorable climaticcondition for sugarcane
cultivation
Situated in low country dry zone Tropical climate
Annual temperature 320C Temperature 24-30 0C
Annual rainfall
1250-1275mm Rainfall 2000-2500 mm/year
Rainy season Maha season(September to March)
Low Humic Gley Soils in lowlands Well drained soil with 6.5-7PH
Reddish Brown Earth in uplands
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Off-season
The time period that sugarcane farmershave not get any income from sugarcane
Falls on mid September to mid March
As sugarcane required two distinctweather conditions as follow;
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Off-season falls on rainy season whichtakes place in September to March at
Monaragala
For growing season warm days withadequate rainfall, long hours of brightsunshine and higher relative humidity
For ripening season - warm days, clearskies, cool nights and relatively a dryweather without any rainfall
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Justification
A considerable time period of off-seasonfrom September-March
Farmers are not receiving any incomefrom sugarcane cultivation in that period
Therefore farmers have to engage insome other livelihood activities to earn fortheir subsistence
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Justification cont..
Study about the farmers employability inoff season is very important
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Objectives
1)To identify different alternative livelihoodactivities of Sugarcane farmers in off-season in Monaragaladistrict
2)To evaluate alternative livelihood activitiespracticed by sugarcane farmers in theiroff-season
3)To suggest the strategies to enhance theincome generation during off-season
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Objective
No.
Variables Units
01. Different types of alternativeactivities
Number of members engage inother alternatives
Amount of other cultivated lands
Type
No.
Ha
02. Income from other cultivations/
alternatives
Income gap between cultivation
and Off-season
Rs.
Rs.
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Methodology
Selected area UvaPelwatta
Target population Land owners which own
more than 1ha sugarcane
Sampling method Simple random sampling
method
Sample size 50
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Data collection
Primary data
InterviewsQuestionnairesInformal discussions
Secondary data - Central Bank annual
report
Sugarcane ResearchInstitute publicationsJournalsInternet
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Data analysis
Data will be analyzed by descriptivestatistical tools and other relevantstatistical tools
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Time FrameActivity June July August September
Problem identification
Literature review
Proposal Preparation
Proposal Presentation
Questionnaire preparation
Pre testing
Data collection
Data tabulation
Data analysis
Report preparation
Report submitting & presentation
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ReferencesCentral Bank of Sri Lanka(2008)Annual report.
Central Bank Sri Lanka.Colombo.
Keerthipala,A.P.Dharmwardana,D.N.(1991)AnEconomic Assessment of small-holders
Sugarcane farming system under Rainfedcondition.Sugarcane Research Institute.SriLanka.
National Cleaner Production Center(2010)Project Area[URL:http://ncpcprojects.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6&Itemid=16]
(accessed:30 June 2010)
http://www.ashaphillip.net/reports/CRR%20-%20Pelwatta%20Sugar%20Industries%20PLC%2030-01-2009.pdfhttp://ncpcprojects.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6&Itemid=16http://ncpcprojects.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6&Itemid=16http://ncpcprojects.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6&Itemid=16http://ncpcprojects.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6&Itemid=16http://www.ashaphillip.net/reports/CRR%20-%20Pelwatta%20Sugar%20Industries%20PLC%2030-01-2009.pdf8/4/2019 Econ Proposal Presentation
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