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CONCLUSION
o There appears to be a certain degree of success in the new farming
system because some farmers at a site where the farming system had not
been introduced, adopted the system after they observed its use.
o When the adopter and nonadopter groups were compared, many
practices were similar between the two groups. However, a major
difference was that adopters planted a 4.5-mo rice variety and 3 crops per
Y
o Production-function analysis of individual crops showed that the adoption
of the new technology caused structural changes in the production
processes of all three crops. However, this had a positive effect for
adopters only in rice and vegetables. Structural changes to potato
production after adoption indicated that there was a decrease in
productivity because of increased exposure to physiological stress.
o As a result of structural change, functional income distribution and value
added for all three crops changed. The most salient feature was that use
of family labor increased among adopters.
o The personal income distribution from each crop changed in favor of
adopters in rice and vegetable production and in favor of nonadopters in
potato production.
o When the three-crop annual cycle was considered as a system, there was
no significant difference in functional and personal income distribution
between the adopter and nonadopter groups. The positive effects on rice
and vegetable crops were canceled to a large extent by the negative
effects on potato cultivation.
o In the absence of income differences, changes in other related welfare
indicators (i.e.,, farm and household capital accumulation, nutritional
status, expenditures, and savings) were not observed.
o The farming systems technology introduced in Uva Paranagama did not
create an impact on the overall regional economy of Badulla and
Bandar:lwela. Consequently, there was no impact on the social welfare of
adopters during the relatively brief period after its adoption, although
there were stn~ctural changes observed in individual crop production
processes.
Of the original ol3jectives of the FSR program, only enhancement of the use
of family labor was achieved. During the introduction of the short-duration rice