Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka

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Mr. Pathmanathan Sivashankar

Position: Senior Lecturer

shankar@agri.sab.ac.lk

Qualifications

Master of Philosophy (MPhil) Agricultural Economics, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

Bachelor of Sciences (BSc.) Agricultural Technology & Management, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

Research Interests

  1. Agricultural Economics, Development Economics, Behavioral Economics and Experimental Economics, Environmental Economics

Agricultural Economics, Development Economics, Behavioral Economics, Environmental Economics,

Recent Publications

Journal Articles

  1. Deb, P., Sivashankar, P., & Bhandari, N. (2025). Fish Price Pass-Through Along the Spatial Markets in Sri Lanka. Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 1-25.
  2. Liang, W., Sivashankar, P., Hua, Y., & Li, W. (2024). Global food expenditure patterns diverge between low-income and high-income countries. Nature Food, 5(7), 592-602.
  3. Elapatha M.S, Sivashankar P, Mahaliyanaarachchi R.P, Hettiarachchi I.C. (2023) Role of field level extension officers in development interventions: Evidence from Sri Lanka, Journal of Agriculture and Environment for International Development (JAEID), 117(2), 143-160.
  4. M.P. Weerakkody, L.G.L.M. Edirisinghe, P. Sivashankar, (2022) Farmers' attitude towards chemical leasing for sustainability and environmental protection, Current Research in Environmental Sustainability, Vol 4, p. 100175,
  5. Rathnachandra, D., Malkanthi, P., Sivashankar, P. (2022). Present situation of agricultural information needs and accessibility of women farmers in Imbulpe DS division in Sri Lanka. International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Food Sciences, 6 (2), 319-326. Doi: https://doi.org/10.31015/jaefs.2022.2.16
  6.  S.H.P. Malkanthi, P. Sivashankar, (2021) Marketing of local organic food: a case of urban Sri Lanka, Bulgarian Journal of Agricultural Economics and Management, 66(4)
  7. Dhilushi S. Dharmathilake, Pathmanathan Sivashankar, Maheshwari Elapata, Rohana P. Mahaliyanaarachchi, (2021) Exploring the Local Market for Uplifting Sri Lankan Tea Industry: A Case of Local Tea Consumers, Bulgarian Journal of Agricultural Economics and Management, 66(4)
  8. G.D. Dinuk Perera, Pathmanathan Sivashankar and Rohana P. Mahaliyanaarachchi (2021), Mobile phone-based agricultural information for farming decisions: evidence from up country vegetable farmers in Sri Lanka, International Journal of Agriculture Innovation, Technology and Globalisation Vol. 2, No. 4, pp 300-317,
  9. Rasanjali, C., Sivashankar, P. and Mahaliyanaarachchi, R.P., 2021. Women Participation in Rural Tourism: A Case of Ella, Sri Lanka. AGRARIS: Journal of Agribusiness and Rural Development Research, 7(2), pp.256-269.
  10. De Costa, T., Sivashankar, P., and Elapatha, M., 2021. Consumers ethnocentrism and attitudes towards local versus foreign milk powder brands: evidence from Sri Lanka. Journal of Agribusiness and Rural Development, 61(3), pp.283-292
  11. 10. Kiriveldeniya K.K.A., Sivashankar P., Elapata M.S., Mahaliyanaarachchi R.P. and Esham M. (2020) Indexing Entrepreneurial Success of Small-Scale Floriculture Industry in Sri Lanka, Agricultural Socio-Economics Journal 20 (3), 179-190

Conference Presentations

  1. Southern Agricultural Economics Association (SAEA), Oklahoma (Feb, 2023)
  2. Southern Agricultural Economics Association (SAEA), Atlanta (Feb, 2024)
  3. Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA), Washington DC (July, 2023)
  4. Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA), NOLA (July 2024)
  5. College of Agriculture Poster Sessions 2023
  6. Auburn University Research Symposium 2023
  7. Auburn University Research Symposium 2024
  8. Auburn University Research Symposium 2025 (Accepted)
  9. International Writing Centre Association Conference (IWCA), (virtual) 2024
  10. “Spotlighting Overlooked Technologies in Face-to-Face, Asynchronous, and Videocall Consultations” With Wyatt Billman and Jennifer Jones, Oct 25, 2024
  11. International Writing Across the Curriculum Conference (IWAC), Colorado, (July 2025)  “Sustaining ePortfolio Programming through Open Educational Resources”
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