The following thematic areas reflect the research contributions to agricultural development, extension, communication, rural livelihoods, organizational systems, and sustainable development.
Research on agricultural extension, advisory services, communication strategies, education, training, digital technologies, and innovative approaches to knowledge dissemination and learning.
Research on gender dynamics, social capital, collective action, community organizations, rural livelihoods, empowerment, and community resilience.
Research on climate change adaptation, environmental sustainability, food security, disaster risk reduction, natural resource management, and livelihood resilience.
Research on employee behaviour, motivation, leadership, workplace performance, organizational effectiveness, well-being, and sustainable management practices.
Research on agricultural innovation, technology adoption, farmer decision-making, behavioural change, conservation practices, and intervention design.
Research on food systems, consumer behaviour, agricultural value chains, market participation, food security, and producer-consumer interactions.
A.T. Mosher award is presented to the best scientific presentation of the final year project, Department of Agricultural Extension, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya
MDCS Rupasinghe
19 Batch
Research - Inquiring the Informal Institutional Factors Underlying the Perceived Time Poverty among Rural Women Farmers in Sri Lanka
WRMRLK Wickramasinghe
18 Batch
Research - Developing a Subjective Tool to Assess Social Capital in Rural Agrarian Communities: A Psychometric Approach
DHTA Janmaweera
18 Batch
Research - Evacuate Now or Never: Framing Effects on Public Response to Early Warning Messages
ES Warawaththa
17 Batch
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Extension Programs Conducted by the Department of Agriculture in the Pulasthigama Agriculture Instructor Range: A Case Study
RGND Jayasinghe
16 Batch
Cognitive Factors Affecting Soil Conservation Efforts of Farmers in the Hill Country of Sri Lanka: An Insight from Galkadapathana Village in the Walapane Divisional Secretariat
LKDN Perera
15 Batch
Psycho-social Factors Predicting the Willingness of Rural Women to Engage in Profit-oriented Self-help Groups: A Study with Reference to Farm Households in the Mahakanumulla Tank Cascade System
RMMP Rathnayake
14 Batch
Impact of Perceived Social Identity on Collective Efficacy Beliefs: An Insight from the Mahakanumulla Tank Cascade System
NWMGS Navarathne
13 Batch