Land diversification at Sri Lanka's privatized plantations stuck at state 'Golden Shareholder'

Sri Lanka makes big financial gains from plantations privatization

Sustainable agricultural production is the ability of a system to maintain stable levels of food production and quality in the long-term without escalating requirements for agro-chemical inputs to regulate the system. In order to achieve, the following areas of expertise are required:

Sustainable agriculture gives equal weight to environmental, social, and economic concerns in agriculture.

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 Four factors of production in Agriculture


Land, Labour, Capital and Knowledge: four factors of production -

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The term “Factors of production” comes from an economic phrase describing resources (inputs), which are used to produce goods and services (outputs). These factors are also known as productive inputs. - See more at: http://www.agriculturesnetwork.org/resources/learning/mod1-online/learning-block-1/1.3/1.3.3#sthash.yDEgEwer.dpuf

The term “Factors of production” comes from an economic phrase describing resources (inputs), which are used to produce goods and services (outputs). These factors are also known as productive inputs. - See more at: http://www.agriculturesnetwork.org/resources/learning/mod1-online/learning-block-1/1.3/1.3.3#sthash.yDEgEwer.dpuf

What is sustainable agriculture?

Sustainable agriculture integrates three main goals--environmental health, economic profitability, and social and economic equity. A variety of philosophies, policies and practices have contributed to these goals. People in many different capacities, from farmers to consumers, have shared this vision and contributed to it. Despite the diversity of people and perspectives, the following themes commonly weave through definitions of sustainable agriculture.
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Plantation Labour, Wage and Productivity

Plantation Labour Wage Issue

Productivity in general can be defined as obtaining more output for the same input. The two major inputs in the tea industry - land and labour - are neither as abundant nor as cheap as they were when the tea plantations were established more than 100 years ago.

Tea is among the most labour-intensive of all the plantation crops. It has both an agricultural and a manufacturing dimension. According to well-established precepts, 60 percent of the income from tea is agricultural, the balance being of an industrial nature.

The regional plantation companies (RPCs) say that the comparatively lower productivity but higher labour costs, is creating a situation in which the plantation sector is fast becoming financially unviable. PA says labour productivity in Sri Lanka can and must improve substantially for the industry’s survival. That is the present position. A deadlock. - See more at: http://www.dailymirror.lk/68755/plantation-wage-talks-in-deadlock#sthash.FIkgVHPt.dpuf

The regional plantation companies (RPCs) say that the comparatively lower labour  productivity but higher labour costs, is creating a situation in which the plantation sector is fast becoming financially unviable. For the survival of Sri Lankan plantation industry its labour productivity must be improved substantially.
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The regional plantation companies (RPCs) say that the comparatively lower productivity but higher labour costs, is creating a situation in which the plantation sector is fast becoming financially unviable. PA says labour productivity in Sri Lanka can and must improve substantially for the industry’s survival. That is the present position. A deadlock. - See more at: http://www.dailymirror.lk/68755/plantation-wage-talks-in-deadlock#sthash.FIkgVHPt.dpuf

The regional plantation companies (RPCs) say that the comparatively lower productivity but higher labour costs, is creating a situation in which the plantation sector is fast becoming financially unviable. PA says labour productivity in Sri Lanka can and must improve substantially for the industry’s survival. That is the present position. A deadlock. - See more at: http://www.dailymirror.lk/68755/plantation-wage-talks-in-deadlock#sthash.FIkgVHPt.dpuf

The regional plantation companies (RPCs) say that the comparatively lower productivity but higher labour costs, is creating a situation in which the plantation sector is fast becoming financially unviable. PA says labour productivity in Sri Lanka can and must improve substantially for the industry’s survival. That is the present position. A deadlock. - See more at: http://www.dailymirror.lk/68755/plantation-wage-talks-in-deadlock#sthash.FIkgVHPt.dpuf