Do price subsidies lead to over application of fertilizers? an analysis of <em>Kethata-Aruna</em> Program of Sri Lanka

Paddy sector has always been given special treatments by successive governments of Sri Lanka and among the treatments, provision of subsidized fertilizer to smallscale paddy farmers has been recorded as the most expensive program. It has been argued that provision of subsidies had led to the sub-opt...

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Main Authors: H. Kanthilanka, J. Weerahewa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Postgraduate Institute of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya 2019-11-01
Series:Tropical Agricultural Research
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Online Access:https://tar.sljol.info/articles/8335