AreaSri Lanka

Commodity GroupOilseeds, oils and meals

CommodityOil palm

Date01/11/2017

Policy CategoryProduction

Policy InstrumentSector development measures

DescriptionEnvisaged an expansion in the country\'s land cultivated with oil palm.

NotesAttracted by growing international demand for palm oil, Sri Lankan plantation companies are planning to expand the country’s area under oil palm cultivation and are calling for increased public support to do so. Reportedly, the central Government envisages total cultivated area to reach 20 000 hectares, compared to 8 500 hectares at present. However, industry experts pointed out that plantation companies face resistance at the local government and provincial council level.