• Effect of Non-Tariff Measures (NTMS) on cinnamon exports of sri Lanka 

  Perera, D. (Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, 2018)

  Spices are among the major agricultural and food products exports which have burdensome Non-Tariff Measures (NTMs). Non-compliance with those had shifted Sri Lanka spices exports including Cinnamon to more regional markets ...
• Impact of television advertisements on consumer buying behavior of dairy products: a case study in Gampaha district 

  Ondachchi, I.N.; Wickramaratne, M.A.P.D.P.; Hewage, A.S.W. (Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, 2018)

  Television advertising is effective medium for promotion due to mass reaching and attractiveness. Therefore, dairy product producers tend to use television advertisement as their main promotional tool due to high competition ...
• Financial literacy of women entrepreneurs in floriculture industry: a case study in Battaramulla and Panadura areas in Sri Lanka 

  Sooriyaarachchi, P.; Dayarathne, H.M.P.M.; Abeysekara, W.C.S.M.; Sandika, A.L. (Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, 2018)

  Women entrepreneurship has become a debatable topic in today's world. Women no longer adhere to conventional mindset that only men can be income earners in the family. Besides numerous obligations and responsibilities ...
• Impact of good governance perception towards the work lifeo fAgricultureProfessional 

  Sandika, A.L.; Rupasena, L.P.; Abeywickrama, L.M. (Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, 2018)

  Good Governance [GG] practices in the public sector organizations ensure effective service deliverysystem. Therefore, an effort was made to understand the GG practices followed by the officers in Sri Lanka. Agriculture ...
• Char people's farming practices and livelihood status: a case study in Mymensingh district of Bangladesh 

  Uddin, M.T.; Dhar, A.R. (Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, 2018)

  The study was conducted to explore the farming practices followed by the farmers in char areas (sandbars that emerge as islands) of Mymensingh district in Bangladesh, and determine their livelihood status considering ...
• Company culpable product harm crisis through young consumers' ethical eyes: an experimental study of an attribution approach 

  Samaraweera, G.C. (Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, 2018)

  causation of an unexpected and negative incident decides the way the consumer responses and the causal attributions mainly influence consumer perceptions. This research makes a unique contribution to the product harm crisis ...
• Average expenditure incurred on safe drinking water: a case study in Madawachchiya area 

  Dharmasena, D.M.C.L.; Wickramasinghe, Y.M.; Dissanayaka, D.M.S.H. (Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, 2018)

  Safe drinking water has become a marketable commodity in chronic Kidney Disease uncertain etiology [CKDu) affected areas of Sri Lanka. Purified drinking water has been delivered to doorsteps of people in those areas by ...
• Can sand mining be sustainable in Kalu ganga? legal and policy issues and suggestions to be considered 

  Dushani, S.N.; Adikari, A.D.C.T. (Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, 2018)

  Although there is a comprehensive set of laws, regulations, and policies in dealing with sand mining in Sri Lankan rivers, still it is questionable how far these legislations effectively influence the river sand miners and ...
• Twitter" on Aquaculture: understanding the latent information using R 

  Bandara, T.; Radampola, K.; Wiiewardene, L.N. (Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, 2018)

  Social network sites such as Facebook and Twitter have significant importance in connecting people at present. For scholarly use, information from these networks can be used for various research purposes including data ...
• Contribution of foreign direct investment to the agriculture sector in Sri Lanka 

  Jayasekara, S.D.; De Zoysa, M.; Wijesekara, S.C. (Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, 2018)

  There is growing evidence that investing in developing country's agricultural sector is among the most efficient ways to reduce poverty and hunger. Therefore, attraction of foreign direct investments has been deserving ...
• The Contribution of agricultural sector in gross domestic product of Sri Lanka: an empirical study 

  Dilhani, E.V.D. (Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, 2018)

  Agricultural sector is the pillar sector of Sri Lankan economy. Agricultural sector contribution of the Gross Domestic Product [GDP) has been declining in past few years. The colonial powers Portuguese, Dutch and British ...
• Food security among indigenous people in Hennanigala and Dambana in Sri Lanka 

  Gunathilaka, M.D.K.L. (Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, 2018)

  Climate change as a 'hunger-risk multiplier' is a significant factor of food security. One could think that the vedda people never experienced food problems or food insecurity. Therefore, the present study was carried ...
• Socio-economic interventions and agri'business management 

  Abeyratne, Fredrick (Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, 2018)

  past policies for small farm agriculture, was much related to expansion of land area, provision of irrigation, introduction of Green Revolutlon technologies. [Fertilizer and irrigation) intervention through subsidy ...
• Effect of dhool spreading thickness on made tea quality in orthodox-rotorvane type tea processing 

  Chandradasa, T.T.; Raveendran, K.; Fernando, G.S.N.; Perumpuli, P.A.B.N.; Thathsaranee, W.T.V. (Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, 2018)

  Tea grades produced by Orthodox-Rotorvane type processing in Sri Lanka is popularly used for production of value added products. In order to have a fine quality orthodox tea, a severe maceration is practiced during rolling ...
• Comparative quality assessment of oven-poached triggerfish (canthidermis sp') in sesame oil and Olive Oil 

  Rukshan, W.W.; Lashanthini, R.; Pushpitha, P. (Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, 2018)

  Using natural preservatives for food preservation promotes the healthier lifestyle and wellness in consumers mentally and physically. The objective of this research was to determine the shelf-life of an oven-poached ...
• A Study on Coconut Milk Antioxidant Activity and Proximate composition of selected Sri Lankan coconut varieties at different maturity stages 

  Madhawee, K.A.T.; Godakumbura, P.I.; Prashantha, M.A.B. (Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, 2018)

  Coconut is an important food crop in Sri Lanka which is used in every household on daily basis for culinary purposes. In fact, there are 17 different coconut varieties distributed over Sri Lanka yet, changes in nutritional ...
• Analysis of selected quality parameters for edible sesame oil samples available in Jaffna district 

  Ganeshalingam, M.; Vasantharuba, S.; Balakumar, S. (Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, 2018)

  Parameters such as free fatty acid value, saponification value, peroxide value, refractive index and color can be used as quality indicators in the determination of sesame oil quality which is extracted from the seeds ...
• Quality of mozzarella cheese: effect of milk source, starter culture and incubation temperature 

  Narayana, N.M.N.K.; Ponniah, R.J.; Gunawardena, W.W.D.A.; Premakumara, M.M.K.; Lal, P.K. (Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, 2018)

  Mozzarella, originally made from buffalo milk, is an unripened, soft and white cheese in which melting and stretching properties are highly suitable for pizza making. Although, the demand for mozzarella cheese is increasing ...
• Determination of total vitamin C content and the anti-oxidant capacity of selected underutilized fruits in Sri Lanka and the stability of vitamin C under Different Storage Conditions 

  Bulugahapitiya, V.P.; Abeysuriya, A.P.H.I.; Jayatissa, L.P. (Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, 2018)

  Vitamin C including ascorbic acid (AA) and dehydroascorbic acid [DHA) s the most important vitamin and one of the major natural antioxidants, received from fruits and vegetables. With the increase of non--communicable ...
• Development of coconut sap based ready to drink beverage 

  Gunawardhana, S.P.M.G.; Hewapathirana, H.P.D.T.; Yalegama, L.L.W.C.; Lakshman, P.L.N. (Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, 2018)

  Coconut sap is the phloem exudates of coconut (Cocos nusifera) tree. The fermented coconut sap ["Raa") is a popular alcoholic beverage among rural people and consumption is associated with social and health concerns and ...

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