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About 31.8% of the population of Sri Lanka engage in agricultural activities and agricultural activities mainly depends on the production of rice. About 2.7 million tonnes of rice is produced annually in Sri Lanka and this satisfies 95% of the domestic requirement. An average Sri Lankan gets 40% protein and 45% calorie from rice. Rough rice costs about Rs. 8.57 per kg currently and the cost of labor, tradable inputs and farm power constitutes 55%, 23% and 23% respectively but the cost of labor has risen at a higher rate than others over the last few years.
The tea industry is one of the main sources of foreign exchange for Sri Lanka and it accounts for 2% of GDP which generates about $700 million annually to Sri Lanka economy. It employs over a million people, whether directly or indirectly, in 1995 it directly employed 215,338 on estates and tea plantations. The fourth largest tea producer is Sri Lanka, it was leading in tea exporting but not producing but now Kenya has surpassed it. The production of tea of high quality is favored by the cool temperatures, humidity and high …show more content…
These goals include:
• The need to improve market access which will help in the increase of the value of crops.
• The need to minimize the rate at which non-communicable diseases threaten Sri Lanka’s population.
• To maintain the agricultural productivity, there needs to be a decrease in the dependence of external inputs.
All investments in agriculture must respect the goals listed above.
THE FUTURE OF POPULATION IN SRI …show more content…
The population of Sri Lanka will increase to its highest in 2031 with a value of 21.9 million people, it used to be 19.7 million people in the year 2006 but there is a possibility that the population will decline unless the rates of immigration increase very well. When that happens, Sri Lanka is going to be one of the places with the oldest populations in the developing world. Large gaps between females and males will remain the same that means the future world is going to be predominantly
The tea industry is one of the main sources of foreign exchange for Sri Lanka and it accounts for 2% of GDP which generates about $700 million annually to Sri Lanka economy. It employs over a million people, whether directly or indirectly, in 1995 it directly employed 215,338 on estates and tea plantations. The fourth largest tea producer is Sri Lanka, it was leading in tea exporting but not producing but now Kenya has surpassed it. The production of tea of high quality is favored by the cool temperatures, humidity and high …show more content…
These goals include:
• The need to improve market access which will help in the increase of the value of crops.
• The need to minimize the rate at which non-communicable diseases threaten Sri Lanka’s population.
• To maintain the agricultural productivity, there needs to be a decrease in the dependence of external inputs.
All investments in agriculture must respect the goals listed above.
THE FUTURE OF POPULATION IN SRI …show more content…
The population of Sri Lanka will increase to its highest in 2031 with a value of 21.9 million people, it used to be 19.7 million people in the year 2006 but there is a possibility that the population will decline unless the rates of immigration increase very well. When that happens, Sri Lanka is going to be one of the places with the oldest populations in the developing world. Large gaps between females and males will remain the same that means the future world is going to be predominantly