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Entrepreneurial skills and farming performance: Implications for improving banana farming in Sri Lanka

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dc.contributor.author Heenkenda, S.
dc.contributor.author Chandrakumara, D.P.S.
dc.date.accessioned 2017-10-24T08:44:59Z
dc.date.available 2017-10-24T08:44:59Z
dc.date.issued 2016
dc.identifier.citation Heenkenda, S., Chandrakumara, D.P.S. (2016), "Entrepreneurial skills and farming performance: Implications for improving banana farming in Sri Lanka", International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, Vol.7 (1), pp. 14-26 en_US, si_LK
dc.identifier.issn 1694-2620
dc.identifier.issn 1694-2639
dc.identifier.uri http://dr.lib.sjp.ac.lk/handle/123456789/6108
dc.description.abstract Attached en_US, si_LK
dc.description.abstract Banana farming in Sri Lanka has been identified as a potential alternative sub-sector to make dynamism in the rural economy. However, this sector still remains predominandy traditional in most parts of the country. As such, it was identified that the attention of researchers should be granted for collecting evidence-based suggestions to make this sector more dynamic in the economy. This paper examined the relationship between entrepreneurial skills of banana farmers and their farmer performance using entrepreneurial skill variables of farmers and farmer performance variables namely profitability, financial performance, marketing orientation and productivity. Finally, the study found that collective action and cooperation, readiness to change and innovativeness, and visionary and profit oriented nature had a significant association with the farmer performance factors. The strongest relationships remain between collective action and cooperation, readiness to change, innovativeness and the farm productivity. Therefore, it is recommended to use these variables as the policy variables that can activate this alternative subsector of the rural economy.
dc.language.iso en_US en_US, si_LK
dc.publisher International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences en_US, si_LK
dc.subject Entrepreneurial skills en_US, si_LK
dc.subject farming performance en_US, si_LK
dc.subject banana cultivation en_US, si_LK
dc.subject Sri Lanka en_US, si_LK
dc.title Entrepreneurial skills and farming performance: Implications for improving banana farming in Sri Lanka en_US, si_LK
dc.type Article en_US, si_LK


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