PEOPLE'S PARTICIPATION
2
Based on the work of
Inge Jungeling
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED
NATIONS
Rome, 1994
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This study is based on a sample survey, conducted in 1988-89, of 132 male and female beneficiaries of the FAO People's Participation Programme project in the Matale district, Sri Lanka. It examines the socio-economic characteristics, resource base and activities of the sample population, and from this analysis a number of tentative conclusions are drawn regarding the impact of the project in improving the conditions of the rural poor in this district.
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The People's Participation Programme
Research in the People's Participation Programme
Outline of the paper
Purposes of the Research
Research Methodology
Reliability of the data
CHAPTER 2. The Research Area: Description and Agricultural Background
Location of the Research Area
Settlement and Landrights
Farming Systems
Government Services in Agriculture
Abundance of Rural Organizations
CHAPTER 3. Social Profile of the Small Farmer Groups and the Group Members
Gender
Education
Age, Marital Status and the Family lifecycle
CHAPTER 4. Resource Base of the Project Beneficiaries
Housing
Occupations
Savings and access to Credit
Membership of Rural Organizations
CHAPTER 5. Cultivation: Practices and Resource-Base
Group members involved in cultivation
Landholdings
Crops cultivated: subsistence crops and cash crops
Labour assistance and agricultural labourers
CHAPTER 6. Small Farmer Group Activities and their Effectiveness
Group Membership
Group Activities: Emphasis on Cultivation
The Group Fund: the Importance of Informal Loans
Participation in activities initiated by the project
The Role of the Village Board
Benefits derived from being member of a small farmer group