Jaffna Peninsula

[1] The Naga people were one of the ancient tribes of Sri Lanka, who were mainly concentrated in the Jaffna Peninsula.

Ptolemy, the Greek writer from 100 AD refers to Nagadipoi as one of the coastal towns of Taprobana.

[4] Naga identity was visible through personal names which observed in Pali chronicles and the Tamil Sangam literature.

[5] In the 13th century, the Northern part of Sri Lanka including the Kingdom of Polonnaruwa was under the rule of Pandyan dynasty.

[6] The dynasty ruled the peninsula until 1619, after the last king Cankili II was killed under the Portuguese conquest of the Jaffna kingdom.

The fisheries and agriculture sectors in the above villages are affected badly and the Sri Lankan government has no plan to improve the living standards of these conflict-affected zones.

This climate has a driest month (which nearly always occurs at or soon after the "winter" solstice for that side of the equator) with rainfall less than 60 mm, but more than 1/25 the total annual precipitation The climate of the Jaffna region is considered to be Tropical monsoonal AM with a seasonal rhythm of rainfall.

The peninsula is mostly surrounded by water, connected to the rest of the island by a small strip of land.

The agriculture sector, including crop and livestock, has contributed around 65% of the total gross domestic product of the district.

In terms of production, major cash crops like chili, onion, tobacco, potato and banana are produced in large extent to meet the substantial portion of the national requirement.

Exotic vegetables like cabbage, leeks, beet, beans, and carrots are also cultivated in large extent.

At present field crops and vegetables are cultivated in 4200 ha with the help of left irrigation from the dug wells.

Farmers generate considerable income from fruit crops, like mango, jack, grapes etc.

With this introduction of new breeds, many farmers started rearing cross-breeds of cattle, goats and poultry.

From 1950 to 1984 livestock enterprise developed very fast and it was a single or supplementary source of income for nearly 30% of the district population.

The livestock population reduced to a considerable extent during the last two decades due to the civil war.