• Before 1977 agricultural sector was dominated in Sri Lanka.
• Half of the national production was supported by agriculture.
• Before 1977 within state dominated economic policy more were engaged in paddy farming and rural sector food crops farming.
• Domestic agricultural sector contribution towards Gross Domestic Product declined gradually.
• Today large contribution of agricultural sector is consists with other crops including vegetables and fruits.
• Second and third place are owned by paddy and plantation crops in order.

Problems relating to Domestic agriculture

• Importing of agricultural crops create problems in domestic agriculture
• Increase in prices of agricultural inputs
• Problems like weak water management and lack of high quality seeds
• Insect problems
• Demarcation of lands and problems in tenant cultivation
• Problems with marketing
• Damages to pre and post harvest
• Using of more lands for plantation crops

 Policy strategies taken in recent to improve Domestic agricultural sector 

• Act to improve skills used in agriculture
• Empower private entrepreneurs
• Improve food processing technology
• Improve cultivation of fruits and flowers
• Improve domestic milk production
• Spread the knowledge of information technology relating to agriculture at rural level
• Protecting of resources

 Steps taken recently to improve Plantation sector 

• Making of a national plan for the development of plantation sector.
• Establish an active fund for the development of plantation crops of tea, rubber and coconut
• Providing of fertilizer subsidy

 Agro based Industries 

• Coconut related industries
  • Coconut oil production
  • Copra production
  • Coir related products
• Milk related industries
  • Yogurt production
  • Ice cream production
  • Curd production
• Rubber related industries
  • Tire production
  • Metres production
  • Sheet rubber production