Empirical Study about Conditions of Sustainable Local Food Processing Industries and the Development of Local Agriculture

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This study analyzed the following subjects:1. Economic Growth and Poverty in Sri Lanka 1977-1996: A statistical analysis.2. An Economical Effects of Agricultural Diversification on Farm Management-A Case Study on Coconut Triangle Area in Sri Lanka-.3. The Role of Agricultural Co-operatives in Expansion of Rural Agricultural Income in Sri Lanka: A Case Study on "Coconut Triangle Milk Producers Co-operative".4. Empirical Study of Contract Farming System Conducted by Dairy Cooperatives in East Java, Indonesia.5. Evaluation of Contract Farming System between Vegetable-Cultivated Smallholder and Agribusiness Firm in East Java, Indonesia6. The Role of Small Scale Tea Industries as a Method of Rural Development : A Field Study in Kalutara District in Sri Lanka.7. Significance of Agricultural Farmer Cooperatives in Rural Economy -A Case Study in Malsiripura Village in Sri Lanka-.8. An Alternative Approach to Using Multi-purpose Co-operatives Societies for Rural Agricultural Development in Sri Lanka : A Study of the Kurunegala District.These studies revealed that Small and Medium scale Food Processing Industries have strengthened the development of Local Agriculture in some Asian Countries.