Labor use and productivity in peasant agriculture in Sri Lanka, 1963-1971
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1980
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Ramakrishnan, P. S
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Canberra, ACT : The Australian National University
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Employment generation is an important policy goal of the
Government of Sri Lanka with agriculture continuing to be the dominant
sector in the economy, both in terms of production and employment.
An analysis of the labour utilisation pattern in the vital food
producing sub-sector and the technical conditions associated with it
is an important aspect for exploring the potential for greater
employment opportunities in the agricultural sector. With this
intention, this study investigates the levels and trends in the growth
of output and employment in the food producing sub-sector, mainly in
paddy production during the period 1963-1971.
The macro aspects of employment in paddy production is
investigated using growth rate analysis and the change in levels of
selected variables during the period considered. The relation between
productivity of land, manpower employed and input usage is examined
along with the possible substitution - complementarity effects between
labour and a few selected modern inputs using correlation and multiple
regression techniques. The study is extended to the micro-level
labour use pattern using farm survey data of an irrigated paddy scheme.
The relevance of the macro-level determinants of employment is analysed
in the context of the micro-level total labour use in farms taking into
consideration the mode of employment as well.
The study, aimed mainly at providing an insight into the
macro-level and micro-level labour use pattern in paddy production in
Sri Lanka concludes with the possible implications and limitations of
the study.
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