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Table 407 (Pro., Agr., Rice)
Paddy: Extent Sown (Land Preparation) (1993-2004)
pro 407e							(ha)					(ha)
Year            Method  of Land Preparation	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
Maha
Ploughed mainly by Tractors	276,271	327,645	336,608	389,089	280,956	386,524	385,518	420,629	330,971	374,041	489,218	429,956
Ploughed mainly by Buffaloes	180,279	184,936	182,548	55,426	135,264	129,732	36,630	50,620	54,836	60,883	54,767	57,402
Ploughed by Tractor,Buffalo or Mammotied	41,927	25,813	13,997	20,323	14,529	17,832	107,562	64,328	70,051	53,093	45,185	33,304
Total	498,477	538,394	533,153	464,838	430,749	534,088	529,710	535,577	455,858	488,017	589,170	520,662
Yala
Ploughed mainly by Tractors	147,930	195,438	204,468	156,622	160,229	183,433	277,445	250,315	248,234	266,632	317,418	207,376
Ploughed mainly by Buffaloes	123,679	118,122	113,197	78,740	75,452	66,323	21,157	31,721	30,807	38,454	33,572	31,777
Ploughed by Tractor,Buffalo or Mammotied	5,780	19,814	11,756	7,984	11,822	9,358	44,506	44,246	36,595	27,371	29,492	18,506
Total	277,389	333,374	329,421	243,346	247,503	259,114	343,108	326,282	315,636	332,457	380,482	257,880＊＊
© ２００８， KRI (Kusaka Research Institute)
Source:
Department of Censes & Statistics, Sri Lanka.
Key:
＊= Including 221 Hectares In Mannar District Cultivated Under Tube Well Irrigation
Note:
Other ｔhan
1995/96 Maha - Jaffna, Mannar, Mullativu And Tricomalee Districts
1996 Yala 　　 - Mannar Mullativu Districts
1996/97 Maha - Jaffna, Killinochchi, Mannar, Mullativu And Trincomalee Districts
1997 Yala       - Killinochchi, Vavuniya, Mullativu And Tricomalee Districts
From 1998 to 2002 - Mannar, Vavuniya, Mullativu And Killinochchi Districts
Revised:  2008(y)/05(m)/31(d)
Chief Editor:
Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.)
The Head, Department of Management Studies
University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka