Cotton : the economics of expansion in Sri Lanka - Farrington, J. (Colombo : Agrarian Research and Training Institute, 1979)
1. Cotton Cultivation - The historical setting] 2. The current status of cotton 2.1 Cotton in Hambantota District 2.2 Cotton in Uda Walawe 2.3 The Scope for Expansion 3. The Survey 3.1. Sample Selection 3.2. Methodological Difficulties 4. Survey Results I - The Setting 4.1 General Socio-Economic Characteristics 4.2 Chena Characteristics 4.3 Extension Contacts 4.4 The Role of Cotton in Cropping Systems 5. Survey Results II - Cotton Characteristics 5.1 Yield Levels and Agronomic Practices 5.2 Purchased Input Use and Production costs 5.3 Labour use 5.4 Profitability - Cotton and other crops 6. Problems and Prosects 6.1 Rainfed cotton 6.2 Irrigated cotton...
Keywords: Cotton trade--Sri Lanka; crop; antiquity; import; colonial period; production; farming; cultivation