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- 2005- Leader, Research Project “ Post-Tsunami Livelihood Impact Assessment of Hambantota District in Sri Lanka”·
- 2004- Leader, Research Project “Factors Affecting the Success of Groundwater Farming in the Lower Deduruoya Basin in Sri Lanka”.
- 2004- Co-researcher, Impact Evaluation Study for IWMI-USAID-Sri Lanka- Shared Control of Natural Resources Project.
- 2003 - Co-researcher, “Study of Adoption Dynamics of System of Rice Intensification in Sri Lanka” ·
- 2001 - Preparation of World Irrigation and Water Statistics: a comprehensive collection of data on global and national level statistics on irrigation and water. Book published by International Water Management Institute. ·
- 2001 - Preparation of survey schedule and data entry formats; training and field supervision of enumerators, supervision of data entry and analysis. IWMI/JBIC study “ Impact of Irrigation Infrastructure on Poverty”. A 900 Household panel study conducted in selected irrigation schemes in Sri Lanka. ·
- 2000 - Evaluation of the impact of Mahaweli Development Program on agricultural economy of Sri Lanka
- 2001 - Member of two-member survey team to assess irrigation pump and well diffusion in irrigated areas. (with Prof. Masao Kikuchi). The survey covered 16 major irrigation schemes and 137 minor schemes. · 1999 - Statistical and econometric analysis for the study “ Valuing Water in Irrigated Agriculture and Reservoir Fisheries”. ·
- 1999 - Economic analysis of comparative advantage of rice production using “ Domestic Resource Cost Analysis”. ·
- 1999 - Compilation of a database of regional level irrigation sector data in India and China. · 1999 - Statistical analysis of food production and consumption data in China, Vietnam, Mexico, India and of regional and global trends on irrigation investments ·
- 1998 - Data compilation and analysis to study Irrigation investment trends in Sri Lanka · 1998 - Statistical and econometric analysis for the studies on effectiveness of irrigation management transfer in Indonesia. ·
- 1997 - Preparation of survey schedule and data entry format and statistical analysis for IWMI/IFPRI collaborative study, “Multiple Uses of Water in Irrigated Areas: A Case Study from Sri Lanka” ·
- 1999 - Assessing the feasibility of aquaculture in minor irrigation systems in Sri Lanka under Fish in Irrigation Systems Technology Project , implemented jointly by Agribusiness Center; University of Peradeniya, Center for Land Use and Water Resources Research; University of Newcastle upon Tyne and, Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling. (Research supported by DFID) ·
- 1995-1997: Co-ordination of field-work on collection and documentation of folk knowledge, and management of project resources of Sustainable Management of Rainforests in Western Sri Lanka, Socio-economic component of Peradeniya-Sri Jayawardenapura-Yale, multi-disciplinary research program, supported by MacArthur Foundation. ·
- 1995 - Writing final report “A Study of the Seasonal and Ecological Variation in the Contribution Made by Buffalo Farming to the Rural Economy and Food Systems in Sri Lanka”. ·
- 1995 - Writing final report “ Sources, Uses and Users of NTFP : A Study on Patterns of Non Timber Forest Product Use in the Knuckles Forest of Sri Lanka”. ·
- 1994 - Financial and economic analysis for the proposed program to develop coconut sector agricultural extension in Sri Lanka under Second Agricultural Extension Project -(GOSL/WB). ·
- 1994 - Data collection, data analysis and report writing “Socio-Economic Feasibility of a Processing and Out-Grower Scheme of Tomato in Matale Region”.
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