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The coconut palm has made Sri Lanka a particularly beautiful place. The graceful trunk of the tree rises to a height up to 30 m (98 ft) ending in a compact crown of 30-40 large feather like leaves. Each leaf is about3–4 m (9.8–13.1 ft) in length.
For example, coconut provides income for 11 million small farm-holders worldwide and is responsible for the production of ca. 61,165 million nuts every year. [1] With such productivity and usefulness, coconuts are a source of economic development for many tropical countries across the globe. For further coconut uses, see Coconut (disambiguation).
This is a list of countries by coconut production from the years 2017 to 2022, based on data from the Food and Agriculture Organization Corporate Statistical Database. [1] The estimated total world production of coconuts in 2022 was 62,409,431 metric tonnes , down 0.6% from 62,791,068 tonnes in 2021. [ 1 ]
In March 2024, McDonald's removed Abans as their Sri Lankan local partner as part of its global franchise network owing to the poor quality supply of food items and unhygienic food items in McDonald's outlets all over Sri Lanka. [15] [16] Abans was criticised for failing to meet international hygiene standards when operating the McDonald's ...
It is administered by Airport and Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) Ltd and serves as the hub of SriLankan Airlines, the national carrier of Sri Lanka, Fitsair, a privately owned low-cost carrier, and domestic carrier Cinnamon Air. The other airport serving the city of Colombo is Ratmalana International Airport. SriLankan Airlines has its main base ...
Haycarb PLC is a coconut shell-based activated carbon manufacturing company in Sri Lanka. [2] Haycarb was incorporated in 1973. The company controls 16% of the world's market share. [3] Haycarb operates manufacturing plants in Sri Lanka, Thailand and Indonesia, while marketing offices are located in the United States, the United Kingdom and ...
Map of Sri Lanka Colombo's Bandaranaike International Airport is the busiest airport in the country and one of the busiest airports in South Asia. It was estimated to handle over 10.5 million passengers in 2018.
The production of coconuts is the main source of Sri Lanka economy, with 12% of cultivated land and 409,244 hectares used for coconut growing (2017). Sri Lanka established its Coconut Development Authority and Coconut Cultivation Board and Coconut Research Institute in the early British Ceylon period. [111]