Table of Content
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Introduction iii
Table of content v
List of abbreviations ix
Chapter 1 01
1.0 Methodology 03
1.1 Selection of districts for sample survey 03
  1.1.1 Paddy cost of cultivation survey 03
  1.1.2 Subsidiary food crops cost of cultivation survey 03
1.2 Selection of survey sites in sampled disricts 03
1.3 Selection of farmers 03
1.4 Data collection 03
Table 1. District selected for paddy cost of cultivation 04
Table 2. District selected for subsidiary food crops 04
1.5 Analysis 05
Chapter 2 07
Summary analysis : Paddy 07
Comparison of cost of cultivation of Paddy 09
2.1 Cost of cultivation 09
2.2 Major components of the total cost 09
2.3 Cost of operations 10
2.4 Composition of labour 10
2.5 Average yield 10
2.6 Average producer price 11
2.7 Net income 11
2.8 Unit cost of production 11
Table 1. Comparison of cost of cultivation : paddy 13
Table 2. Cost of cultivation (including cost of farmer owned inputs) paddy 13
Table 3. Cost of cultivation (Excluding cost of farmer owned inputs) paddy 14
Table 4. Cash cost component (percentage) in different inputs : paddy 14
Table 5. Labour use and wage rates : paddy 15
Table 6. Type, quantity and cost of fertilizer : paddy 15
Table 7. Yield, producer price and revenue : paddy 16
Table 8. Unit cost and break-even yield : paddy 16
Chapter 3 17
Summary Analysis Subsidiary Food Crops 17
Comparison of cost of cultivation of Subsidiary Food Crops 19
3.1 Cost of cultivation 19
3.2 Major components of the total cost 19
3.3 Cost of operations 20
3.4 Composition of labour 20
3.5 Average yield 20
3.6 Average producer price 21
3.7 Net income 21
3.8 Unit cost of production 21
Table 1. Comparison of cost of cultivation : SFC’S 23
Table 2. Cost of cultivation (including cost of farmer owned inputs) : SFC’s 24
Table 3. Cost of cultivation (excluding cost of farmer owned inputs) : SFC’s 25
Table 4. Labour use & wage rate : SFC’s 26
Table 5. Quantity and cost of fertilizer: SFC’s 27
Table 6. Yield, producer price and revenue: SFC’s 28
Table 7. Unit cost and break-even yield : SFC’s 29
Chapter 4 31
Statistical Tables : Paddy 31
Table 1. Cost of cultivation per acre of paddy (Major Irrigation)
District : Anuradhapura 		33
Table 2. Cost of cultivation per acre of paddy (Major Irrigation)
District : Ampara-West 		34
Table 3. Cost of cultivation per acre of paddy (Major Irrigation)
District : Hambantota 		35
Table 4. Cost of cultivtion per acre of paddy (Major Irrigation)
District : Kalawewa		 36

Table 5.

Cost of cultivation per acre of paddy (Major Irrigation)
District : Kurunegala 		37
Table 6. Cost of cultivation per acre of paddy (Major Irrigation)
District : Polonnaruwa		 38
Table 7. Cost of cultivation per acre of paddy (Major Irrigation)
District : System “B”		 39
Table 8. Cost of cultivation per acre of paddy (Major Irrigation)
District : System “C”		 40
Table 9. Cost of cultivation per acr of paddy (Rainfed)
District : Kalutara		 41
Table 10. Cost of cultivation per acre of paddy (Rainfed)
District : Kandy		 42
Table 11. Cost of cultivation per acre of paddy (Rainfed)
District : Kurunegala		 43
Table 12. Cost of cultivation per acre of paddy (Rainfed)
District : Matara		 44
Chapter 5 45
Statistical Tables : Subsidiary Food Crops 45
Table 1. Cost of cultivation per acre of Chilli (Rainfed)
District : Anuradhapura 		47
Table 2. Cost of cultivation per acre of Maize (Rainfed)
District : Anuradhapura 		48
Table 3. Cost of cultivation per acre of Soya Bean (Rainfed)
District : Anuradhapura		 49
Table 4. Cost of cultivation per acre of Brinjal (Irrigated)
District : Badulla 		50
Table 5. Cost of cultivation per acre of Potato (Irrigated
District : Badulla 		51
Table 6. Cost of cultivation per acre of Pole Bean (Irrigated)
District : Badulla 		52
Table 7. Cost of cultivation per acre of Tomato (Irrigated)
District : Badulla 		53
Table 8. Cost of cultivation per acre of Mukunuwenna (Irrigated)
District : Colombo 		54
Table 9. Cost of cultivation per acr of Green Gram (Rainfed)
District : Hambantota		 55
Table 10. Cost of cultivation per acre of Pole Bean (Rainfed)
District : Matale		 56
Table 11. Cost of cultivation per acr of Ground Nut (Rainfed)
District : Moneragalaa 		57
Table 12. Cost of cultivation per acre of Maize (Rainfed)
District : Moneragala 		58
Table 13. Cost of cultivation per acr of Cabbage (Irrigated)
District : Nuwera Eliya		 59
Table 14. Cost of cultivation per acre of Potato (Irrigated)
District : Nuwera Eliya 		60
Table 15. Cost of cultivation per acr of Red Onion (Irrigated)
District : Puttlam 		61
Table 16. Cost of cultivation per acr of Sweet Potato (Irrigated)
District : Ratnapura		 62


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