Slippage of Tradition and Conversion into New Technology in the Paddy Cultivation In MuthukandiyaArea

Abstract

Rice consumption has become the no one food around the globe. In Sri Lanka, the paddy supply changes in different provinces and the districts. Presently, a competition in the paddy cultivation can be identified due to the use of new technology. At present, new genetic technological seeds and agrochemicals are being discovered for the paddy cultivation in Muthukandiya area. The farmers who live in Muthukandiya area, are facing difficult situations due to the application of both traditional paddy cultivation and new technology based paddy cultivation. The main objective of this research was to reveal the difference and the influence of the past traditional paddy cultivation and newly use technology based paddy cultivation in the Muthukandiyaarea. To collect fundamental information according to the main points, questionnaire was given to the farmers who live in Muthukandiya area which is situated in Uva province, Monaragala district in Siyabalanduwa regional division. According to the collected information, hundred percent (100%) of the farmers ignored the traditional paddy cultivation and turned into the new technology based paddy cultivation. Thirty five percent (35%) of the people live in Muthukandiya area,are suffering from the kidney deceases, heart attacks and weakness of the vision because the use of new technology methods for the paddy cultivation. After the analyzing the collected information, it is revealed that the problems they have to face because the traditional paddy cultivation was converted into the new technology based paddy cultivation.