Sri Lanka: Improving livelihoods of women tea smallholders through sustainable land management practices

Published 2021년 5월 21일

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The article highlights the efforts of smallholder tea growers, predominantly women, in Sri Lanka's tea industry to improve productivity and income stability through sustainable land management practices (SLM). The Women Home Garden Society in Pambadeniya, under the Agrarian Service Centre, has been leading these initiatives. The Rehabilitation of Degraded Agricultural Lands Project (RDALP), funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and implemented by the FAO and other institutions, is working to rehabilitate degraded lands and promote SLM. The project has helped small-scale farmers like Pushpa Ranjanee of Pambadeniya to improve tea cultivation through organic farming, intercropping, and soil conservation, leading to higher yields and income. This initiative not only enhances the economic status of women but also improves their access to nutrition and other essential services.

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Smallholder tea growers at a training on Sustainable Land Management conducted through the Rehabilitation of Degraded Agricultural Lands Project Pushpa Ranjanee of Pambadeniya, Kandy district is a persevering tea small-holder who has adopted Sustainable Land Management practices to improve productivity and earn a stable income for her family Women dominate the first and second export revenue sectors of the Sri Lankan economy, apparel and tea. About 75% of Sri Lanka’s tea comes from small-growers, mostly consisting up to 10 acres of family-grown estates. Small-holding growers, are the backbone of the tea industry in Sri Lanka, accounting for about 60% of the total area cultivated. In tea plantations, tea plucking and weeding are female dominant and it is common for the large plantation sector as well as the tea smallholding sector. However, the women’s responsibility in the tea smallholdings is much greater. In tea small-holdings, not only the tea plucking but all the ...

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