Project : Southern Province Rural Economic Advancement Project (SPREAP) Socio-Economic Survey

Donor : Government of Sri LankaB

Client : Ministry of Plan, Implementation & Parliamentary Affairs

The survey was conducted with the objectives (a) Improve living and working conditions of the estate work force to a level of comparable to national levels, and (b) enhance the profitability of the plantation sector through transformation of Regional Plantation Companies from primary producers to agribusiness entities. The baseline data and findings of the survey assisted the government in its long-term plans in the development of the plantation sector of Sri Lanka. The project was funded by The ADB.