Machine Learning  Modelling of the Relationship between Weather and Paddy Yield in Sri Lanka

Table 1

Paddy yield in the study areas.

District	Average contribution to the paddy production in Sri Lanka (%)	Season	Yield (t/ha)
			Mean	Median	Range
Ampara	15.57	Yala	4.8	4.8	1.1
		Maha	4.6	4.8	2.0
Polonnaruwa	10.64	Yala	4.9	5.0	1.3
		Maha	5.0	5.0	1.6
Kurunegala	10.56	Yala	3.7	3.6	0.6
		Maha	4.2	4.0	1.5
Anuradhapura	9.07	Yala	4.6	4.5	1.4
		Maha	4.7	4.6	1.7
Batticaloa	6.17	Yala	5.2	5.1	1.6
		Maha	5.8	5.8	1.4
Hambantota	6.23	Yala	4.2	4.1	1.8
		Maha	3.1	3.1	1.9
Monaragala	3.49	Yala	4.0	4.0	1.4
		Maha	4.2	4.2	0.9
Total	61.73