标题：Promoting tea business in the tea smallholding sector in developing countries through efficient technology transfer system: Special reference to Sri Lanka
摘要：Tea production in smallholding sector, the dominant sector in Sri Lankan economy, is below its targeted level recently. Therefore, this paper attempts to study the effectiveness of the technology transferring system in tea smallholding sector in order to uplift its productivity. The study was carried out in Pasgoda DS division in Matara district, Southern, Sri Lanka. Seventy tea smallholders were interviewed in the study by using a pre-tested questionnaire. The results revealed that the existing technical knowledge of smallholders was very poor and it varied dramatically with different cultural practices. Based on Kruskal-Wollis ranking method, the study showed that the most efficient source of technology transfer was tea processing factories while the weakest source was mass-media. Further, the most effective mode was individual methods. The study showed very poor extension service in the study area. Based on the survey, the study recommends strengthening the extension services in order to disseminate technical knowledge among tea smallholders and improving the contribution of mass media in order to make the tea sector more efficient, effective and sustainable.
关键词：Tea smallholding sector; technology transfer; tea small holding development authority; tea shakthi
