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Table 412 (Pro., Agr., Rice)
Paddy: Extent Sown (Sowing ) (1993-2004)
pro 412e							(ha)					(ha)
Year                     Method of Sowing	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
Maha
Broadcasting	387,674	428,818	441,573	392,313	361,504	473,739	472,459	477,336	412,488	440,108	541,743	476,727
Transplanted in Rows	25,897	17,962	20,718	7,852	8,697	6,589	5,445	7,191	5,276	9,222	10,308	10,196
Transplanted not in Rows	80,486	90,020	70,165	63,995	60,070	51,846	50,570	50,850	37,479	36,953	36,966	33,450
Row Seeded	4,420	1,595	703	678	478	1,914	1,236	200	615	1,734	153	289
Total	498,477	538,395	533,159	464,838	430,749	534,088	529,710	535,577	455,858	488,017	589,170	520,662
Yala
Broadcasting	233,034	286,303	390,720	212,490	215,479	239,055	320,828	305,190	292,671	307,175	354,811	239,682
Transplanted in Rows	8,604	4,542	5,124	1,547	4,360	1,591	3,419	2,690	3,188	4,768	5,285	5,124
Transplanted not in Rows	35,422	42,157	34,082	28,978	27,349	17,263	18,369	18,236	19,644	20,385	19,893	12,747
Row Seeded	328	372	380	331	313	1,205	492	164	133	129	493	106
Total	277,388	333,374	430,306	243,346	247,501	259,114	343,108	326,280	315,636	332,457	380,482	257880*
© ２００８， KRI (Kusaka Research Institute)
Source:
Department of Censes & Statistics, Sri Lanka.
Key:
＊= Including 221 ha 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