Agriculture Products

Coconut & Coconut Based Products

Sri Lanka is an Island rich in coconut plantations and it has pave the way to establish many industries based on coconut. Coconut and Coconut based products could be categorized into kernel, shell husk and fibre based products.

Kernel Products

Desiccated coconut (DC) and coconut oil are the major produced out of coconut kernel for exports. Sri Lankan DC has fetched a tremendous demand all over the world due to the unique characterizes such as pure whiteness in colour, taste and aroma. It is identified as one of the finest product frequently used in the food processing and confectionery industries all over the world.
The virgin coconut oil extracted from fresh coconut meat without chemical processes is said to be very rich in medium chain fatty acids particularly lauric acid, minerals, vitamins, anti oxidants and considered as an excellent neutraceutical. It contains about 50% lauric acid having qualities similar to mother's milk, thus confirming its disease fighting ability. Virgin coconut oil is widely used as a cosmetic ingredient.

Shell Products

Activated carbon is the most value added product developed from coconut shells and it is used in purification processors such as cleaning of gold, purification of water etc. Activated carbon is exported to markets such as USA, Italy, UK and China.

Coco Peat

Coco peat is a100% natural and renewable growing medium used in green houses and farms and also for landscaping, seed germination purposes as a substitute for peat moss and bark compost. Coco peat is available in the forms of bails (5-25 kgs) briquettes (650 gms ), discs and grow bags.
Coco peat maintains excellent air porosity even when saturated and brings better crops with faster developing roots. Coco peat has better water retention qualities than peat and other growing media. Coco peat absorbs moisture immediately.

Fibre Based Products

Sri Lanka is the largest supplier of brown fibre to the world and annual exports of fibre is more than 100,000 mt.
Sri Lanka is famous for its value added coir products such as coir twine, brushes, brooms, coir mats, rugs and geotextiles. Sri Lanka also produces a range of rubberized coir based horticulture products such as coir pots, baskets, basket liners, seed trays, hanging baskets, weed control mats and coir poles.