Women Entrepreneurs and Poverty Alleviation in Floriculture of Colombo District in Sri Lanka

Floriculture is one of the highest-growing industries worldwide. It handles a wide range floricultural outcomes, including fresh flowers, foliage plants, blossoming pot climbers, and grasses, to its customers. At present, it has become high-income generating agribusiness. The intention study observe influence success over poverty alleviation. Further, emphasis given examine motivational factors that led decision startup agribusiness, socio-economic status women floriculturists before after, situation entrepreneurs in face corona pandemic. district Colombo was selected for present study. Both mixed questionnaires key informant interviews were adapted data collection. A random sample 65 floriculture each representing thirteen DSDs. Mixed content discourse analyses used analyze data. Findings indicate making money critical motivation behind engage floriculture. Its contribution Sri Lanka’s development impressive. Corona pandemic shows less negative impact on studied results illustrated weak correlation between two variables, monthly income age venture. Unlike clash work family, home-based production enabled remain at home focus business family responsibilities. As alleviation tool, women's very much practical. Finally, made efforts bring forward extent empowerment through floriculture, generation challenges associated with it. findings can be utilized policy developments, implementing institutional frameworks expand industry empower whilst eliminating other areas.