Dr. (Mrs.) HMUN Herath

BSc Agri (Hons) (Peradeniya), MA in Linguistics (Kelaniya), MPhil (Peradeniya), PhD (Nottingham)

Senior Lecturer Grade I

Department of Agricultural and Plantation Engineering

Agricultural Extension

Agricultural extension and rural advisory services. Agricultural policies & Rural livelihoods

AGM3203 Communication Skills
AGM4363 Agricultural Marketing
AGJ6381 Rural Sociology
AGM6379 Agricultural Extension
AGW4401 Industrial Training I
AGW5401 Industrial Training II

H. M. U. N. Herath, Saliya de Silva (2011) “Strategies for Competitive Advantage in Value Added Tea Marketing”, Tropical Agricultural Research, Vol 22, No 3, May 2011 pp -251-262.

H. M. U. N.Herath, Saliya de Silva (2016) “Leadership Traits and their Impact on Market Strategies” International Journal of Agriculture Forestry and Plantation, Vol. 2 (February) pp 227-233.

H. M. U. N. Herath, T. Parfitt, P.O. Reilly and A. S. Karunaratne (2016) “Capital Bases Influencing Livelihood Strategies among Smallholder Farmers in Sri Lanka” in conference proceedings, 3rd International Conference of Agricultural Sciences, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, 8th -9th December 2016.

H. M. U. N. Herath, T. Parfitt, P.O. Reilly and A. S. Karunaratne (2017) “Role of Rural Organizations in Resource Mobilization” in conference proceedings, 6th International Symposium of Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka– 2017, 3rd -5th May 2017.

S. P. A. Premasiri, J. Alwis and H. M. U. N. Herath,  (2022).‘Impact of extension services on   productivity of Betel leaf (piper betel L) farmers in Kurunegala district in Sri Lanka’. Abstract in proceedings of Ruhuna International Science & Technology Conference (RISTCON 2022), University of Ruhuna. 19th January 2022.

Abeywickrama U. L. M. Widanapathirana C. U. and Herath H. M. U. N.   ‘Safe  use of pesticides-Investigating the knowledge gap of Pepper  farmers(Piper nigram) in Kandy district’.  Abstract in proceedings of 8th Ruhuna International Science and Technology Conference (RISTCON) 2021. University of Ruhuna.

Sri Lanka Agricultural Extension Association

National Network of Agricultural Extension and Advisory services.

  1. Best Presentation Award – Presentation titled ‘Strategies for Competitive Advantage in Value Added Tea Marketing’ – the best presentation of the session on Production Economics and Marketing at the 22nd annual congress of the Post Graduate Institute of Agriculture, November 25-26, 2010.
  2. The research paper titled ‘Strategies for Competitive Advantage in Value Added Tea Marketing’ the best research paper at the 22nd annual congress of the Post Graduate Institute of Agriculture, November 25-26, 2010.