Revised Seventh Five Year Plan 1985-90 Vol. II, Union Territory of Lakshadweep

Abstract

Coconut is the main crop of the islands covering 2780 hectares out of the 2785 hectares under Agriculture. Other crops cultivated as intercrops are vegetables, pulses and Fruits, a little sugarcane is cultivated in some low lying water logged fields where coconut is not grown, in an area of only 25 hactares, at Andrott and Kalpeni. The present production of coconut is 23.5 Million nuts which is proposed to be raised to 25 Million nuts at the end. of the Seventh Five Year Plan. Given the limitted availability of land, the general strategy has to be to increase per capita income from unit holdings.