Open AccessCOCONUT STEM UTILIZATION IN SRI LANKA
Author(s) -
R. Mahindapala
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
cord. coconut research and development/cord
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2721-8856
pISSN - 0215-1162
DOI - 10.37833/cord.v5i01.221
Subject(s) - sri lanka , estate , agriculture , geography , agricultural science , agricultural economics , business , agroforestry , forestry , biology , economics , finance , archaeology , environmental planning , tanzania
In the plantation agriculture in Sri Lanka, coconut occupies the highest area of nearly 420,000 ha. It is distributed in all 24 districts. The estate sector (8 ha or more) comprises 104,000 ha (24.7%) of the area while the balance, 316,000 ha (75.3%) is categorized as small holdings