Cultivation

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New areas designated for planting undergo several months of preparation during which the roads and bridges are established and a legume cover crop planted. Seedlings are then transported to the prepared areas and planted out in a triangular pattern with spacing of 9 metres between planting points. In hillier areas, seedlings are planted on terraces, which are constructed to minimise erosion and facilitate later evacuation of fruit. Young palms (see photograph) grow for about 30 months before starting to produce fruit.