Draft Eighth Five Year Plan 1990-95 (Vol-I) Union Territory of Lakshadweep

Abstract

Adequate efforts are proposed to grow successful fruits and vegetables as intercrops in coconut garden, which can survive in the islands. Bread fruit, drumstick, papaya, banana and guava and some vegetables are frequent in the interior of the island. These crops have been recommended for intercropping/mixed cropping on operational farming with coconut in the islands. However, there is constraint for large scale production of these crops due to limited water resources for irrigation.