Opportunities for and constraints to safe and sustainable vegetable production in Sri Lanka

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cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Water Management Instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationSabaragamuwa University of Sri Lankaen
cg.contributor.affiliationUva Wellassa University of Sri Lankaen
cg.contributor.donorCGIAR Trust Funden
cg.contributor.initiativeFruit and Vegetables for Sustainable Healthy Diets
cg.coverage.countrySri Lanka
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2LK
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Asia
cg.coverage.subregionWelimada
cg.coverage.subregionBalangoda
cg.creator.identifierMohamed Aheeyar: 0000-0002-2117-0602en
cg.creator.identifierNilanthi Jayathilake: 0000-0002-0723-5457en
cg.identifier.iwmilibraryH052592en
cg.placeColombo, Sri Lankaen
cg.subject.sdgSDG 1 - No povertyen
cg.subject.sdgSDG 2 - Zero hungeren
cg.subject.sdgSDG 3 - Good health and well-beingen
cg.subject.sdgSDG 5 - Gender equalityen
cg.subject.sdgSDG 8 - Decent work and economic growthen
cg.subject.sdgSDG 10 - Reduced inequalitiesen
cg.subject.sdgSDG 11 - Sustainable cities and communitiesen
cg.subject.sdgSDG 12 - Responsible consumption and productionen
dc.contributor.authorAheeyar, Mohameden
dc.contributor.authorJayathilake, Nilanthien
dc.contributor.authorKumara, G. D. K.en
dc.contributor.authorWijetunga, C. S.en
dc.contributor.authorMadhuwanthi, Piumien
dc.contributor.authorDuleesha, Nisansalaen
dc.date.accessioned2024-02-02T10:30:47Zen
dc.date.available2024-02-02T10:30:47Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/138864
dc.titleOpportunities for and constraints to safe and sustainable vegetable production in Sri Lankaen
dcterms.abstractSri Lanka is blessed with ideal conditions for cultivating a wide variety of fruits and vegetables. The country has around 80 varieties produced in different agroecological zones. There are several government and private organizations supporting vegetable farmers and farmers are organized into formally registered organizations. However, the average consumption of fruits and vegetables in Sri Lanka is around 150 g per day and per capita consumption is approximately 112 g per day, which is 50% lower than the World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations (SAARC 2017). For a healthy and prosperous nation, the production and consumption of fruits and vegetables are important. Our research set out to identify opportunities and barriers for sustainable and year-round vegetable production. The findings are based on two multistakeholder consultations, a gendered field survey conducted in 18 villages through separate women and men focus group discussions (FGDs), key informant interviews in Welimada and Balangoda Divisional Secretariat Divisions, and a comprehensive literature review. The study focused on upcountry temperate zone vegetables.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.bibliographicCitationAheeyar, Mohamed; Jayathilake, Nilanthi; Kumara, G. D. K.; Wijetunga, C. S.; Madhuwanthi, Piumi; Duleesha, Nisansala. 2023. Opportunities for and constraints to safe and sustainable vegetable production in Sri Lanka. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Initiative on Fruit and Vegetables for Sustainable Healthy Diets. 28p.en
dcterms.extent28p.en
dcterms.issued2023-12-31en
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-NC-4.0
dcterms.publisherInternational Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Initiative on Fruit and Vegetables for Sustainable Healthy Dietsen
dcterms.subjectvegetablesen
dcterms.subjectagricultural productionen
dcterms.subjectsustainable productionen
dcterms.subjectagricultural practicesen
dcterms.subjectconstraintsen
dcterms.subjectcapacity developmenten
dcterms.typeWorking Paper

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