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  2. Cocoa production in Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    Cocoa (Theobroma cacao) production contributes to the national economy of Sri Lanka.It is grown in fairly dense shade and generally cultivated under coconut and rubber. Although cocoa production remains a source of revenue, it is no longer a main economic se

  3. Agriculture in Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    Ceylon cinnamon is the costlier variety and is considered to be a much more upmarket product by those in the West. Sri Lanka exported USD 128 million worth of cinnamon in 2014, which accounted for 28% of global cinnamon exports for that year. [17] Black pepper is the second largest export spice in Sri Lanka. Most black pepper is exported to India.

  4. Sugar industry of Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    The annual per capita consumption of sugar in Sri Lanka is around 30 kg (66 lb) and the total annual requirement of sugar in the country is around 550,000 tons. In 2012, the country only produced 42,940 tons and imported 593,870 tons, [2] with only approximately 7% of the annual requirement produced locally. The balance requirement has to be ...

  5. Livestock in Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    Hence, a very small proportion of the farmland is solely devoted to livestock production. In Sri Lanka, livestock sector contributes around 1.2% of the national GDP. Livestock is spread throughout all regions of Sri Lanka with concentrations of certain farming systems in particular areas due to cultural, market and agro-climatic reasons.

  6. Economy of Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    Services accounted for 58.2% of Sri Lanka's economy in 2019 up from 54.6% in 2010, industry 27.4% up from 26.4% a decade earlier and agriculture 7.4%. [41] Though there is a competitive export agricultural sector, technological advances have been slow to enter the protected domestic sector. [42]

  7. Sri Lankan economic crisis (2019–present) - Wikipedia

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    The Sri Lankan economic crisis [8] is an ongoing crisis in Sri Lanka that started in 2019. [9] It is the country's worst economic crisis since its independence in 1948. [9] It has led to unprecedented levels of inflation, near-depletion of foreign exchange reserves, shortages of medical supplies, and an increase in prices of basic commodities. [10]

  8. Graphite mining in Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    Graphite mining in Sri Lanka has occurred since the Dutch occupation of the country. It is the only country in the world to produce the purest form of graphite, vein graphite (also known as lump graphite), in commercial quantities, currently accounts for less than 1% of the world graphite production.

  9. Intangible good - Wikipedia

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    An intangible good is claimed to be a type of good that does not have a physical nature, as opposed to a physical good (an object). Digital goods such as downloadable music , mobile apps or virtual goods used in virtual economies are proposed to be examples of intangible goods.