Abstract:
Rubber is an important plantation crop which is famous all around the world.
As far as Sri Lanka is concerned rubber is an important as well as export
plantation crop since the period of Alien rule. In that respect, this research is
taking place in order to find the economic condition of small rubber farmers
of the Agalawatta area, as is its main objective. In order to achieve this
particular objective researcher includes sub-objectives such as, to find out the
factors impact on the production of Agalawatta small rubber farmers and to
give advice to improve the economic condition of Agalawatta small rubber
farmers. The study considers secondary data for the period from 1950 to 2018.
These data are subject to descriptive analysis through graphs, and the software
MS Excel 2013 has been used to analyze the data. As a conclusion, the factors
that impact the economic condition of Agalawatta small rubber farmers are:
gross production, price, cost of production, subsidies, temperature, and debt.
Also found there is a fluctuating trend between these variables in specified
period. So according to these conclusions, the study is proposed "private sector
as well should cooperate with government to improve the department of small
rubber agriculture" as a main recommendation.
