Social Community

Project.
ME-

Related to..,
Small Tea cultivation in Kegalle District
Dehiowita, Kegalle, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka

Introduction
Small tea estates are
very common in Kegalle
Before 1999 most of
people in this area used
to cultivate Rubber
But at that period
rubber was cheap
So they . tea
cultivation

Introduction..
Because
of.
Tea estates were not common in this
area
Got high price for the harvest
Cost of Living was low
Labor cost was low

Year

High
Medium Low
Total
Total
altitude altitude altitude
square
hectares
hectares hectares hectares
miles

1985

74,706

89,175

67,769

231,650

894.4

1986

73,206

85,216

64,483

222,905

860.6

1987

72,773

84,445

64,280

221,498

855.2

1988

72,901

84,227

64,555

221,683

855.9

1989

73,110

84,062

64,938

222,110

857.6

1990

73,138

83,223

65,397

221,758

856.2

1991

73,331

82,467

65,893

221,691

856.0

1992

74,141

85,510

62,185

221,836

856.5

1994

51,443

56,155

79,711

187,309

723.2

1995

51,443

56,155

79,711

187,309

723.2

1996

52,272

56,863

79,836

188,971

729.6

1997

51,444

58,155

79,711

189,310

730.9

1998

51,444

58,155

79,711

189,310

730.9

2000

52,272

56,863

79,836

188,971

729.6

Current Situation..
But current condition is not same as
before
Now they are facing to lot of
problems
Our social project is related about
this..

1.Cost of Fertilizer & other Agro Chemicals

2. Labor cost is high ..

Availability of labors

3. Low harvest

4. Effect of brokers

Summarization of the problem

WHAT
NEXT

WHAT
NEXT..! !