UNIT	EASTERN PROVINCE	AMPARA	BATTICALOA	TRINCOMALEE
Agriculture  - 2006
Aswedumised extent	Ha	174,335	67,610	61,314	45,411
Paddy extent sown (Maha & Yala)	Ha	218,598	112,539	66,919	39,140
Paddy Production (Maha & Yala)	Mt	898,001	516,196	253,490	128,315
Subsidiary food crops extent (Maha & Yala)	Ha	13,853	10,292	1,915	1,646
Subsidiary food crops production (Maha & Yala)	Mt	22,263	15,421	3,074	3,768
Fruit extent (Maha & Yala)	Ha	3,613	1,400	824	1,389
Fruit production (Maha & Yala)	Mt	18,065	7,000	4,120	6,945
Vegetables extent (Maha & Yala)	Ha	6,159	3,000	1,742	1,417
Vegetables production (Maha & Yala)	Mt	43,114	21,000	12,195	9,919
Estimated area of coconut production	Ha	107,000	20,000	55,000	32,000
Coconut production	Mn. Nuts	745,000	200,000	450,000	95,000
Fisheries - 2006
Fishing families	Nos	48,535	16,800	19,281	12,454
Registered co-op societies (including non registred)	Nos	289	110	109	70
Beneficiaries under fisheries pension scheme	Nos	12,196	4,839	5,569	1,788
Fishing crafts	Nos	9,433	2,407	3,867	3,159
Fresh fish production (costal fisheries)	Mt	23,144	5,948	10,856	6,340
Livestock - 2006
Population of neat cattle	Nos	298,663	82,278	116,360	100,025
Population of buffaloes	Nos	123,513	29,408	29,972	64,133
Population of goats	Nos	113,999	25,906	49,560	38,533
Population of poultry	Nos	851,721	352,535	200,417	298,769
Artificial insemination	Nos	4,457	2,124	1,050	1,283
Vaccination	Nos	1,653,316	866,523	572,631	214,162
Source: Dept. of Agriculture,  District Fisheries Ext. Office, Dept. of Animal Production & Health, Eastern Province
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