Matale's cashew cultivation bears fruit

A. A. L. Dias- Matale district group corr

The Cashew cultivation program launched by the Sri Lanka Cashew Corporation has achieved good progress in Matale district within the last few years.

According to the officials, about 10,000 acres have been used to cultivate Cashew while bare land can also be used for Cashew cultivation. Cultivators reap a good harvest from half of the entire Cashew cultivation while over 500 metric tons are collected yearly.

In addition, 180 acres are also to be utilized for Cashew cultivation within the current year covering the dry zone of Matale district, a spokesman for Sri Lanka Cashew Corporation said.