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Agriculture
Coconut is the only major crop with a production of 27.7 million nuts
per year. Area under cultivation is about 27.50 sq.km
Fisheries
Fishing is another major activity. The sea around the island is highly
productive. The islands stand first in the country in per capita
availability of fish.
Industry
Coconut fibre extraction and conversion of its fibre products is the
main industry in the islands. Under government sector there are seven coir
fibre factories, seven coir production-cum-demonstration centres and four
fibre curling units, functioning under the coir sector. These units
produced coir fibre and coir yarn in addition to other coir products like
curled fibre, corridor mat, mat and matting. Small coir units are also
functioning under private sector in different islands..
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