SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE OF THE SMALL COCONUT FARMERS
Keywords:
Agriculture, Coconut Farmers
Abstract
Coconut cultivation is generally a small‑holder enterprise. Production of nuts is low due to the various constraints faced by the farmers. Assuming that 20% of the area under cultivation in all the countries consist of non‑bearing palms and vacancies, the average production for the period 1984‑1988 was 4,900 nuts per hectare of bearing palms per year. If improved management practices arc carried out on the existing holdings, yield could be increased by at least 50 percent. But, they arc beyond the capacity of the farmers to implement.
References
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2. Nair, P K R Intensive multicropping with coconuts in India. Verlag Paul Parey, Berlm (1979).
3. Perera, U V H Unpublished data of the Coconut Development Authority, Sri Lanka.
4. Cosico, W C Organic fertilizers. Farming System and Soil Resources Institute, Laguna, Philippines (1985).
5. Sustainable Agriculture. International Agricultural Development, Sept/Oct 1985.
6. Curran, H Giant Ipil Ipil. The super marvellous miracle tree. International Consultation on lpil Ipil Research. Proceedings PCAARD and US Nat. Acad. Sci (1977).
7. Liyanage. L V K Gliricidia as a multipurpose tree for coconut plantations. Coconut Bulletin 5:1; 1 4 (1988)
8. Coconut production and productivity. Proceedings of the 26th COCOTECH meeting. APCC (1986)
9. Jali, N H Guidelines for extendion workers. Monograph on organization, programmes and training of officials and small coconut farmers leaders in coconut extension work. APCC (1986)
10. Watson, H L Innovative technique restores fertility to bold mountainsides. As reported by D. C. Abadilla in Bulletin Today. 4 Dec. 1985.
Published
1990-12-01
How to Cite
Dr. D.V. Liyanage. (1990). SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE OF THE SMALL COCONUT FARMERS. CORD, 6(02), 34. https://doi.org/10.37833/cord.v6i02.239
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