Appraising the Effectiveness of Value Chain Models of Public-Private Partnership Extension Services on the Productivity Improvement and Livelihood Development of Tea Smallholding Sector in Sri Lanka

M.K.S.L.D. Amarathunga and Dilip Jayasinghe
Additional contact information
M.K.S.L.D. Amarathunga: Department of Export Agriculture, Faculty of Animal Science and Export Agriculture Uva Wellassa University, Passara Road, 90000 Badulla, Sri Lanka
Dilip Jayasinghe: Akkara 29, Bombuwela, Kalutara South, Sri Lanka

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 2024, vol. 8, issue 7, 2677-2693

Abstract: With the financial constraints and inadequate manpower availability, the public extension network is not sufficiently expanded to fulfill the increasing demand of smallholder needs. Under such a scenario, the emerging partnership extension services between public and private sectors are of paramount importance to provide effective extension services to the tea smallholding sector. This study aims to appraise the factors affecting the success of Public-Private Partnerships extension models (PPP) currently operating, namely Tea Factory Based (FBM), Input Supplier Based (ISBM) and Development Agency Based (DABM). Six key components of a successful partnership, i.e. trust and cohesiveness, motivation to participate, resource sharing, support to achieve long-term expectations, sharing technical information and satisfaction with the model, were used to appraise the success. A pre-tested questionnaire was administered to collect primary data from randomly selected 90 smallholders. Success factors showed a significant relationship with age, experience, tea land extent and productivity. FBM buildup trust and cohesiveness by frequently conducting extension programs and social participation of smallholders in such programmes. ISBM provides significantly higher assistance to tea smallholders sharing resources. DABM highly appraised the livelihood of poorer tea smallholders. Trust and cohesiveness, resource sharing, technical information sharing and motivation to work are the key success factors for straightening the partnership and land productivity of tea small/Middle-level holdings. Therefore, strengthening the success factors of the partnership will enhance the productivity of tea smallholdings and thereby develop their livelihood.

Date: 2024
References: View references in EconPapers View complete reference list from CitEc
Citations:

Downloads: (external link)
https://www.rsisinternational.org/journals/ijriss/ ... ssue-7/2677-2693.pdf (application/pdf)
https://rsisinternational.org/journals/ijriss/arti ... sector-in-sri-lanka/ (text/html)

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:bcp:journl:v:8:y:2024:i:7:p:2677-2693

Access Statistics for this article

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science is currently edited by Dr. Nidhi Malhan

More articles in International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science from International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS)
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Dr. Pawan Verma ().