Origin and Distribution of arecanut

Origin and Distribution of arecanut


Origin darc
  • World: India, Sri Lanka, Malayasia, Philippines, Thailand, Burma and Bangladesh.
  • In South East Asian countries it is a stray crop. Only in India it is under scientific cultivation.
  • India is the world’s largest producer of arecanut contributing nearly 74 % towards world production.
  • India: As per 1994-95 statistics. (Too old)
  • Area : 2.54 lakh ha
  • Production : 3.0 lakh tonnes .
  • As per issue of Indian Horticulture January to March 2001.
  • India is the world’s largest consumer of arecanut (accounting to 89 % of world production)
World Arecanut production during 2009

Area Harvested(Ha) Yield (Hg / Ha) Production(tonnes)
India 387100 12433 481300
China 47881 41647 199413
Myanmar 53000 22641 120000
Bangladesh 176350 5979 105448
Indonesia 128000 4687 60000
Sri Lanka 14220 19592 27860
Thailand 19060 14291 27240
Bhutan 5700 11184 6375
Nepal 2098 18956 3977
Malaysia 1468 13474 1978
Kenya

97
Maldives 1 30000 3
Total 834878
1033691
FAOSTAT 2009

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