Master of Science student: Erandi Ediriweera

Institutt for plante- og miljøvitenskap

E-mail: epes_erandi@yahoo.com

Address: Svindals vein 44, GAN 1903, Norway

Erandi Ediriweera

Mobile: 0047 950 72027

M.Sc. thesis title: Effect of small-scale Ecological and non-Ecological farming systems for household food security in Sri Lanka

Supervisor: Dr Geir Lieblein of UMB and Prof J.M.R.S. Bandara of University of Peradeniya Sri Lanka.


Presentation of the thesis:
Household food insecurity is a problem in many developing countries. Food insecurity occurs due to low productivity or unfairness of the trade. In the sixties green revolution enormously increase the agriculture productivity at the cost of environmental degradation and later to decrease the food productivity. Green revolution crop production practices revealed health hazards to the human and other living beings and it also affect the access to non-polluted food.
Sri Lanka is an island with a high population mainly depends on agriculture. For food security agriculture plays a major role. Response to agro-chemicals has declined and the rural small-scale framers. Many farms are small scale and it is necessary to investigate the value of ecological farming system for food security for the rural small-scale farm households.
This study focus on how far ecological farming system as a sustainable farming system assures food security of the rural household. The study is planned to finish in The February 2006.

A little about myself:

I worked as a community development coordinator giving special emphasis on rural development through sustainable agriculture. I worked as a coordinator for ecological agriculture, for 7 years in upcountry, mid country and south Sri Lankan community development projects. Also I was a Norwegian Peacecorp.

I completed my first degree in BSc agriculture and then the Masters in Natural Resource Management at University of Peradeniya Sri Lanka and following a master in Agroecology in the University of Life Science.

Now we have started “Svindals Development Project” in our farm with the initial funding of Invasjon Norge. Me and my husband Kåre Nordbye who is a psychologist, will manage the project providing shelter for needy children & adults.

During leasure hours, I do nature walks, taking care of needy children, persons, animals, reading news, yoga exercises, listen to Buddhist talk, and maintain our ecological garden.




Oppdatert: 11.11.05
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