It had been identified that it was important to establish subsidiary industries such as animal husbandry and dairy farming on coconut lands not only to improve the land fertility but also to increase the milk production in order to save a considerable amount of foreign exchange spent on importing milk products. It had been observed that in certain estates where pasture was used to feed a herd of dairy, the palms were healthy and the yields were satisfactory. This paper reviews the published research work on the agrostology and animal husbandry under coconut was undertaken at the Coconut Research Scheme (Institute) starting from 1950s to date.