Wholesale prices as well as retail prices of rice have increased sharply towards the end of 2007 and 2008. The present per kg price of Samba (small round grain), Kakulu (raw) rice and Nadu (par-boiled) have reached Rs. ...

Foods are diverse and complex materials, which exhibit a wide range of different rheological properties. Viscosity is the one of main rheological property of liquid food. Resorting of this property in the sphere of ...

Different fruit juices and sauces can be incorporated as flavorings in ice cream production. This research was conducted to find out whether a dessert can be produced by incorporating Veralu sauce into ice cream. Trial ...

This research was conducted to develop a veggie burger as beef meat analogue using vegetable based ingredients without preservatives for health conscious consumers. Suitable vegetable mixture proportion was selected & ...

This paper describes the design, construction features, operational procedures and performance indicators of a low cost, small scale poultry feed pelleting machine. No binding agents are used and thus mash form feeds ...

This study was carried out in Baduraliya area in the Kalutara district. The sample consisted ,of 104 farmers including 29 rubber growers who transferred into other crops. A structured questionnaire and participatory ...

Walking catfish, Clarias brachysoma (Clariiadae) is a fresh water demersal endemic catfish in Sri Lanka. This fish is listed as threatened species due to over fishing, use of illegal fishing gear, habitats destruction, ...

A field experiment was conducted to study the effect of low-cost suppliments to a feeding regime of buffalo cows and calves in a small farm at Thanamalwila Area. A preliminary study was conducted t develop a regression ...

A Participatory Household Solid Waste Management (PHSWM) project was launched in Walpola GN Division of Matara District in 2007. A study was conducted to determine the effect of this project on improvement social harmony ...