Agriculture
The district has a total cultivated area of 218,267 hectares (842.73 sq mi). Paddy, tapioca, coconut, rubber, pepper, banana, mango and cashews are the prominent crops. The average per-family holding of farmland is 0.21 hectares (2,100 m2). 70 percent of the district's labor force is engaged in agriculture or allied activities.
| Products | Area under cultivation (ha) | Production (in tonnes) |
|---|---|---|
| Rice | 11,457 | 24,204 |
| Pepper | 10,633 | 3,235 |
| Ginger | 612 | 1,648 |
| Cashewnut | 4,663 | 3,043 |
| Tapioca | 24,065 | 556,140 |
| Coconut | 71,310 | 411 million |
| Arecanut | 2,502 | 1,710 |
| Rubber | 36,797 | 48,386 |
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