Plantation Crops (2+1)

State wise Area, Production & Productivity of Cocoa

A - Area in Ha.

PDN - Production in MT.

PDY - Productivity in Kg./Ha.

STATE	2008-09			2009-10
	A	PDN	PDY	A	PDN	PDY
Kerala	10708	6100	685	11044	6344	592
Tamil Nadu	8500	230	350	9347	900	443
Karnataka	7250	2890	600	8958	7250	3006
A.Pradesh	14061	2600	565	16969	2704	192
TOTAL	40519	11820	550	46318	12954	380

http://dccd.gov.in/stat2.htm#State

• There is scope for expanding area in TN, Goa, Maharastra and North Eastern region, Andaman and Nicobar islands

Sl No.	State	Area ( % of total area)	Production ( % of total production)
1.	Kerala	79	71
2.	Karnataka	18	25
3.	Other states viz., AP, TN. Etc