AGRICULTURE
Department
of Agriculture – Western Province Provincial
Council
The
Western Province Provincial Council, Sri
Lanka
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of Agriculture (Western)| Organizational Clearance
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Bulletin| Future Plans|
III
) Currant
Programs
a)
Major Crop Production Working Plan - (
2005 yala Targets )
b) Agricultural Productivity Improvement
Integrated Movement (APIIM)
c) Development of Family Business Garden (FBG)
d) Conducting Vocational Agricultural
Training (VAT) Course - One Year
e) Conducting Farmers & Officers
Training (Short Course) Program
a)
Major Crop Production Working Plan (2005
Yala Targets)
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Gampaha
|
Colombo
|
Kalutara
|
Province
|
| Paddy |
Aswaddumized
Extent (Ha.) |
16673
|
7185
|
22585
|
46443
|
| |
Targeted
Extent (Ha.) |
3939
|
2645
|
16968
|
23552
|
| |
Expected
Unit Yield (Mt./Ha.) |
3.1
|
2.5
|
2.8
|
2.8
|
| |
Production
(Mt.) |
10344
|
5507
|
39575
|
55426
|
| Paddy |
 |
Fruits
|
|
| Rambutan |
Existing
Extent (Ha.) |
792
|
184
|
162
|
1138
|
| |
Targeted
Extent (Ha.) |
18
|
13
|
15
|
46
|
| |
Expected
Unit Yield(Mt./Ha.) |
6.8
|
7
|
6
|
6.7
|
| |
Production
(Mt.) |
4040
|
966
|
730
|
5736
|
| Banana |
Existing
Extent (Ha.) |
1544
|
397
|
1589
|
3530
|
| |
Targeted
Extent (Ha.) |
178
|
43
|
32
|
253
|
| |
Expected
Unit Yield(Mt./Ha.) |
7.5
|
7.2
|
6
|
6.8
|
| |
Production
(Mt.) |
8685
|
2143
|
7150
|
17978
|
| Pineapple |
Existing
Extent (Ha.) |
1242
|
55
|
186
|
1483
|
| |
Targeted
Extent (Ha.) |
204
|
17
|
10
|
231
|
| |
Expected
Unit Yield(Mt./Ha.) |
10.75
|
7
|
8.4
|
10.3
|
| |
Production
(Mt.) |
|
|
|
|
| Papaya |
Existing
Extent (Ha.) |
75
|
68
|
216
|
359
|
| |
Targeted
Extent (Ha.) |
28
|
13
|
11
|
52
|
| |
Expected
Unit Yield(Mt./Ha.) |
6
|
3.6
|
4.5
|
4.5
|
| |
Production
(Mt.) |
435
|
204
|
690
|
1329
|
| Passion
Fruit |
Existing
Extent (Ha.) |
13
|
-
|
210
|
223
|
| |
Targeted
Extent (Ha.) |
|
-
|
03
|
03
|
| |
Expected
Unit Yield(Mt./Ha.) |
7.5
|
-
|
8.2
|
08
|
| |
Production
(Mt.) |
97
|
-
|
1722
|
1819
|
| Vegetable-Leafy |
Targeted
Extent (Ha.) |
30
|
55
|
110
|
195
|
| |
Expected
Unit Yield(Mt./Ha.) |
12
|
15
|
15
|
14
|
| |
Production
(Mt.) |
360
|
825
|
1650
|
2835
|
| Vegetable-Pods |
Targeted
Extent (Ha.) |
302
|
281
|
740
|
1323
|
| |
Expected
Unit Yield(Mt./Ha.) |
12
|
12
|
12
|
12
|
| |
Production
(Mt.) |
3624
|
3372
|
8880
|
15876
|
| |
| Vegetables |
|
Yams
|
|
| Manioc |
Targeted
Extent (Ha.) |
316
|
77
|
135
|
528
|
| |
Expected
Unit Yield(Mt./Ha.) |
12
|
10
|
20
|
14
|
| |
Production
(Mt.) |
3792
|
770
|
2700
|
7262
|
| Sweet
Potato |
Targeted
Extent (Ha.) |
16
|
03
|
83
|
102
|
| |
Expected
Unit Yield(Mt./Ha.) |
20
|
08
|
14
|
10
|
| |
Production
(Mt.) |
320
|
24
|
1162
|
1506
|
| Other
Yams |
Targeted
Extent (Ha.) |
90
|
20
|
100
|
210
|
| |
Expected
Unit Yield(Mt./Ha.) |
10
|
10
|
10
|
10
|
| |
Production
(Mt.) |
100
|
200
|
1000
|
2010
|
| |
| Flowers |
|
| Flowers |
Existing
Extent (Ha.) |
53
|
119
|
96
|
268
|
| Targeted
Extent (Ha.) |
17
|
09
|
12
|
38
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