Sri Lanka : Promoting Agricultural and Rural Non-farm Sector Growth, Volume 1. Main Report

Economic development has brought about, the decline in contribution of the agricultural sector to the economy of Sri Lanka, and, consistent with this economic transformation, the structure of employment also changed. Thus, as labor migrates away fr...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Policy Note
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	NON-FOOD AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURAL INCOME RURAL GROWTH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EMPLOYMENT POLICY LABOR MIGRATION PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH AGRICULTURAL POLICY REFORM RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INTEGRATED AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION REGULATORY FRAMEWORK POLICY REFORM AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION TECHNOLOGY POLICY TARIFF STRUCTURES LAND ADMINISTRATION WATER TARIFFS LABOR POLICY COMMODITY MARKETS PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES ACCESS TO CREDIT AGRIBUSINESS AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL GROWTH AGRICULTURAL HOUSEHOLDS AGRICULTURAL INVESTMENTS AGRICULTURAL LABOR AGRICULTURAL POLICIES AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGIES AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY AGRICULTURAL TRADE AGRICULTURE ANIMALS ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK BEEF CAPITA INCOMES CAPITAL GOODS CATTLE CENTRAL BANK CEREALS CINNAMON COCONUT COMMODITY COMPETITIVENESS CONSUMER DEMAND COOPERATIVES CROP CROP DIVERSIFICATION CROP INSURANCE CROP PRODUCTION CROPPING CROPPING PATTERNS CROPS CULTIVATION DEBT DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC SECTORS EGGS EMPLOYMENT EQUIPMENT EXPORTS EXTENSION SERVICES FAO FARM FARM ACTIVITIES FARM ECONOMY FARM GROWTH FARM INCOME FARM INCOMES FARMER FARMER ORGANIZATIONS FARMERS FARMING FARMS FEED FERTILIZER FERTILIZER SUBSIDY FERTILIZER USE FIELD CROPS FISHERIES FISHING FOOD PROCESSING FOOD PRODUCTS FOREST PRODUCTS FORESTRY FREE TRADE FRUITS GDP GNP GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROWTH IN AGRICULTURE GROWTH RATE IMPORTS INCOMES INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS IRRIGATION IRRIGATION SYSTEMS LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LAND DEVELOPMENT LAND REFORM LANDS LEATHER LEGISLATION LENTILS LIVESTOCK MAIZE MAIZE PRODUCTION MAIZE YIELDS MARKETING MEAT NASH NATURAL RESOURCES OIL ONIONS PADDY PEPPER PER CAPITA INCOME PER CAPITA INCOMES PLANT PROTECTION PLANTING PLANTING MATERIALS POLICY ENVIRONMENT POOREST HOUSEHOLDS POPULATION GROWTH PORK POTATO POTATOES POULTRY POULTRY INDUSTRY POVERTY RATES POVERTY REDUCTION PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCE PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC EXPENDITURES QUARANTINE QUARANTINE REGULATIONS RICE RICE PRODUCTION RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL INCOME RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE RURAL POVERTY RURAL ROADS SEED SEED INDUSTRY SEED POLICY SEEDS SPICE CROPS SPICES SURCHARGES TEA TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOBACCO TRADE POLICIES UNITED NATIONS VALUE ADDED VARIABLE COSTS VEGETABLES WAGES WATER RESOURCES WATER SCARCITY WHEAT WORKING CAPITAL YIELDS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/02/2171985/sri-lanka-promoting-agricultural-rural-non-farm-sector-growth-main-report http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14879

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Summary:	Economic development has brought about, the decline in contribution of the agricultural sector to the economy of Sri Lanka, and, consistent with this economic transformation, the structure of employment also changed. Thus, as labor migrates away from agriculture, the productivity, for those who remain in the land, needs to increase significantly. This report examines the constraints to promoting more rapid agricultural, and rural non-farm sector growth, and, reviews the recent performance of the agricultural, and rural non-farm sectors, in particular the non-plantation agricultural sector; scrutinizes the major policy, and regulatory barriers, that hinder a sustained growth in rural areas; and, proposes options for improvement in the key areas. A critical step to achieve this sector growth, and meet the changing demands of the overall economy, is the need to formulate, and implement a renewed rural development strategy, that builds on synergies in the agricultural, and non-farm sectors. This integrated rural development framework becomes an instrument that can complement a sustained growth in the non-farm sector, namely through the performance of public agricultural research, and extension systems, formulated under an updated National Agricultural Strategy and Policy, that modernizes technology policies, and regulations, commits to stabilizing tariff policies, and similarly, commits to implementing policy reforms in land administration, water, labor, commodity marketing, and the commercial private sector. Nonetheless, the report further suggests that prior to implementing this strategy, the Government should formulate a Poverty Reduction Strategy, a critical vehicle for completing the rural strategy framework.

Sri Lanka : Promoting Agricultural and Rural Non-farm Sector Growth, Volume 1. Main Report

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