Enthusiastic Agricultural Economist who has the background of six months of private sector factory experience, five years of ADB funded project with the capacity of an Agricultural Economist, then the experience of Extension Officer of Coconut Research Institute over eight years, fourteen years of research experience with the capacity of eight years of senior manager category Head of Agricultural Economics Division and three years of experience as acting head of Agronomy Division.

At present represent more than twelve professional and technical committees which are important for coconut sector and national economy while engaging in many academic activities in CRI, National Universities and also serving as reviewers of publication and supervising students.

✅ Main focus is on macro-economic development and on its contributing factors on the economy
✅ how coconut plays in the national development
✅ industry share
✅ local and global share of coconut industry
✅ bringing the industry equilibrium while considering the influencing fact on the industry

REFREED JOURNAL ARTICLES

Idirisingha, I. M.S.K, Abeysekara, M. G.D, Jayalath, K. V.N.N., & Pathiraja, P. M.E.K. (2018). Organic Coconut Industry in Sri Lanka: Standard Value Chain Analysis Approach. Journal of National Institute of Plantation Management.

IDIRISINGHE, I M S K, Possibilities of Managerial Knowledge Use in Order to Prevent Increasing of Imbalances in the World (Between the Rich and Poor), Journal of “Business Management and public thinks”(“Manažmentpodnikania a vecíverejných”), 2010, vol. 13. Slovak.

ABEYGUNAWARDENA, P., IDIRISINGHE, I M S K., WIJETUNGA. A. Forecasting of Coconut Prices: A Vector Autoregression Approach, Sri Lanka Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 1996, vol. 33.

IMPACT FACTOR JOURNAL ARTICLES

PATHIRAWASAM, C., IDIRISINGHE, I M S K. (2011), Market Efficiency, Thin Trading and Non-linear Behavior: Emerging Market Evidence from Sri Lanka, E+M Economics and Management, 2011, Vol. 14, no.1, pp. 112-122.

OTHER RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS
IDIRISINGHE, I M S K., ABEYGUNAWARDENA, P., NEIL FERNANDO, M T., Economic Aspects of Banana Industry in Sri Lanka (A paper presented to SLAAS Section B Seminar), 1993.

IDIRISINGHE, I M S K., FERNANDO M T N., JAYALATH, K V N., PATHIRAJA, P M E K., ABEYSEKARA, A W A D R., SUBASINGHE, S D J N. Determination of Optimum Tariff for Substitute Oil Imports and Compensations for Desiccated Coconut Industry, Policy paper presented to the Ministry of Coconut Development, Sri Lanka, 2006.

POLICY REPORTS SUBMITTED IN 2018-2021

Policy on Importation of Coconut Products and Tariff Revisions, joint report by Dr. I M S K Idirisinghe, Dr. Sanathanie Ranasinghe, Dr. Lalith Perera and Sampath Samarawickrama and Ministry, 26 November, 2020

Dr. I M S K Idirisinghe, Dr. Sanathanie Ranasinghe and Dr. Lalith Perera Importation of Copra for Coconut Oil Production &Quality Assurance of Imported Coconut Oil at the Sri Lanka Customs, An analysis and Views of the Coconut Research Institute, 25 September, 2020

Dr. I M S K Idirisinghe, Ms. K V N N Jayalath, Dr. Sanathanie Ranasinghe, Dr. Lalith Perera and Sampath Samarawickrama, An Analysis of Possible Consequences of the Recently Imposed Special Commodity Levy on Edible Oil, 10 July, 2020

IDIRISINGHE, I M S K. (2014) Economics of Organic Coconut Farming, . In Organic Coconut Cultivation. Eds. H.P.M. Gunasena, H. A. J. Gunathilake and J.M.D.T. Everard, Coconut Research Institute of Sri Lanka. pp. 159-197.

IDIRISINGHE, I M S K, PATHIRAJA, P M E K, JAYALATH, K V N N, SUBASINGHE, S D J N (2011), Statistics on Coconut and Oil Pam, Volume 01, Coconut Research Institute of Sri Lanka.

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