TY - CHAP AU - Ginigaddara Appuhamilage Sanjeewanie Ginigaddara and Sampath Priya Disanayake ED - Farooq Shah ED - Zafar Hayat Khan ED - Amjad Iqbal Y1 - 2018-04-04 PY - 2018 T1 - Farmers’ Willingness to Cultivate Traditional Rice in Sri Lanka: A Case Study in Anuradhapura District N2 - Rice is a staple crop in many coastal and non-coastal areas of the globe and requires a large production area. With the increasing trends in population , it is pivotal to increase the production of this important crop for sustainability. The introduction of high-yielding rice cultivars through molecular breeding is one of the possibilities that can ensure sustainability. Additionally, development of new biotic and abiotic stress-resistant cultivars with higher nutritional value can revolutionize the rice industry. BT - Rice Crop SP - Ch. 13 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.73082 DO - 10.5772/intechopen.73082 SN - 978-1-78923-601-9 PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-16 ER -