Homegardens in Ampara district

dc.contributor.author	Thirumarpan, K.
dc.date.accessioned	2022-03-24T10:05:18Z
dc.date.available	2022-03-24T10:05:18Z
dc.date.issued	2022-01-19
dc.identifier.issn	1391-8796
dc.identifier.uri	http://ir.lib.ruh.ac.lk/xmlui/handle/iruor/5600
dc.description.abstract	Rapid increase in population and urbanization coupled with climate change has major consequences for global food production and food security. Thus, Sri Lanka is no exception. The livelihoods of the rural poor in Ampara district had been affected by local war, tsunami and now by the COVID_19 pandemic. Homegardens were found to be one of the strategies to improve the socio-economic needs of the poor. This study was conducted, focusing on the contribution of homegardens towards improved food security and livelihoods of rural poor in Ampara district. Based on the number of homegardens, two divisional secretariat divisions were selected. And among them, hundred homegardeners were selected using the proportionate sampling.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka	en_US
dc.subject	Food security	en_US
dc.subject	Coping behaviours	en_US
dc.subject	Coping strategies index	en_US
dc.subject	Homegardens	en_US
dc.title	Homegardens in Ampara district	en_US
dc.title.alternative	A promising way to improve the food security of rural poor	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US