From the up-country inter mediate zone, four agro-ecological zones were selected namely, Belihuloya and Ihala
Galagama from Imbulpe Divisional Secretariats, Mulgama, from Balangoda Divisional Secretariats and Kosgama
from Haldulmulla Divisional Secretariats. The study first adopted the stratified sampling technique based on agroecological
zones and selected four zones. Next, the sample was randomly drawn from the selected agro-ecological
zones. The number of farmers interviewed was 50 out of 116 from Kosgama, 18 out of 60 from Mulgama, 26 out of
78 from Ihala Galagama and 31 out of 82 from Belihuloya.