After Sikkim, Lakshadweep is the first Union Territory to become 100 per cent organic. The ministry of agriculture has declared the island as organic.
- In January 2016, Sikkim became the country’s first “100 percent organic” State.
- Coconut is the only major crop on the islands.
- Around 10-crore coconuts are produced on the island in 12,000 small holdings with an average size of 0.25 hectares.
- The total acreage under coconut is around 2,800 hectares.
- Lakshadweep’s coconut farmers are also expected to benefit from the Central government’s ‘One District One Product’ programme of food processing in which the entire island is being considered as a single district and coconut oil has been identified as the product.
About Lakshadweep
- Lakshadweep is India’s smallest Union Territory.
- It is an archipelago consisting of 36 islands with an area of 32 sq km and comprises 12 atolls, three reefs, five submerged banks and ten inhabited islands.
- The Capital is Kavaratti and it is also the principal town of the UT.
