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1. Present Status Of Coconut Sector
In Sri Lanka
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2. Introduction
• Cocos nucifera, is a member of the family
Arecaceae.
• grow up to 30 m height.
• are part of the daily diet of many people.
• Use for many purposes.
• Known as the 'tree of life‘
• 4th largest coconut producing country
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3. Origin
• Indo-Pacific origin
• modern coconut date from the Eocene period
from around 37 to 55 million years ago and were
found in Australia and India.
• In Sri Lanka, planting started during reign of
king Agrabodhi II around 589 A.D.
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4. Distribution
• grown in more than 80 countries of the world.
• spread across much of the tropics
• disperse significant distances via marine
currents.
• Spread out near to coastal area.
• mainly concentrated in Kurunegala, Puttalam
and Gampaha Districts.
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5. Extend under cultivation
• Land extend - 363,000 ha (2009)
Estate sector - 25%
Small holder sector - 75%
• Involve 0.5 million people
• 254 coconut palms are lost per day
• 1075 ha of coconut lands are lost per year
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6. • rate of decline of coconut lands is the
highest in NWP (1060 ha/year)
• rate of decline of coconut lands
– Kurunegala district
– Gampaha district
– Puttalam district
• average density of coconut lands is 35
palms per acre
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7. Production
• Average coconut production varies between
2,500 - 2,750 million nuts perannum.
• But the demand is 3,500 million nuts per annum
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9. Productivity & consumption
• Productivity
7272 nuts/ha/year (2008)
45 nuts/palm/year (2008)
• Per capita consumption
120 nuts/head/year
• unit productivity of coconut is high
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10. GDP contribution
• third most economically important crop
• Agricultural sector -12% (in 2009)
Coconut sector – 1.4%
• growth of Coconut sector dropped by -14.3% in
2010
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11. Production Systems
A. For monoculture stands
• Triangular system
• Square system
• Rectangular system
B. For intercrop stands
• Rectangular system(Permanent intercropping
system)
• Square system (intercropping from 0-5 years &
above 25 years)
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12. Type of plantation Spacing No. of seedlings
Meters Feet Per ha Per acre
For Monoculture stands
Triangular system 8.0*8.0*8.0 26*26*26 183 76
7.6*7.6*7.6 25*25*25 198 80
Square system 7.6*7.6 26*25 175 71
7.3*7.3 24*24 185 75
Rectangular system 7.3*7.6 24*25 180 73
7.0*7.5 23*25 190 77
For Intercropping stands
Rectangular system 6.7*8.5 22*28 175 71
Square system 7.8*7.8 26*26 160 64
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13. Value added products
• Many value added products
– Derived from kernal
Desiccated coconut
Coconut milk powder
Copra
Coconut oil
Copra cake poonac
Coconut milk or cream
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14. – Derived from coconut sap
Sweet toddy
Toddy
Vinegar
Arrack
Treacle
Juggery
– Derived from coconut shell
Charcoal
Activated carbon
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15. – Derived from coconut husk
White fibre
Brown fibre
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16. Export earnings
• Contribution to export earning- 1.8%
• Earn Rs. 7,417 million from the export of
coconut products in the first quarter of 2009.
Source:- http://www.tops.lk/article-print-4102-coconut-sector-records-56-percent-
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growth-in-export-earnings.html

17. Coconut Products - PRICES ON 27-07-2011
Product Price (Rs.)
FRESH COCONUT (PER 1000 UNITS) in Local Market 25,000.00 - 28,000
DESICCATED COCONUT (PER KG) 290.00 - 295.00
COCONUT OIL (PER MT) 240,000.00 - 250,000.00
POONAC (PER MT) 30,000.00 - 34,000.00
MATTRESS FIBRE (PER 50 KGS) 1500.00 - 1600.00
COCONUT SHELL CHARCOAL 52,000.00-53,000.00
COCONUT EKELS (PER 50 KGS) 1700.00 -1800.00
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18. • References:-
– http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coconut#Origin_and_distri
bution
– http://www.cda.lk/stats.php
– http://www.cri.lk/index.html
– http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-
details&page=article-details&code_title=14908
– http://www.dailynews.lk/2005/08/23/fea01.htm
– http://www.tops.lk/article-print-4102-coconut-sector-
records-56-percent-growth-in-export-earnings.html
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19. Thank you
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