The agricultural practices of the resettled will probably be the same as in the past. intensive ‘and type or agriculture. whatever breadrrult that Coconuts, islanders That 1s, a nonarrowroot, pandanus, can be grown will be grown. The resettlement program will, of course, give the Marshall Islands District Agriculture Department an excellent opportunity to plan for the most efficient use of the land in the atoli. be Improved varieties of food-producing plants can introduced and planted coconut groves, production. training in the most especially, efficient manner. The can be planted to insure maximum This will be a valuable project in terms of the local people and scientific experimentation in atoll agriculture. I believe that the Bikini people nave become more oriented toward a cash economy is since their removal] from the atoll. especially true of tnose who have had to cope witn the economy prevalent at Majuro and will probably be very much Ebeye. This means that This cash they interested in copra production and Will want to maximize the yield throughout the atoll. While this will aid in the rehabilitation program and the eventual economic stability of Bikini, neglected. of tne As Mr. subsistence agriculture Hiyane is, of course, problem of agricultural I have well aware of this aspect the Bikini people can be expected to make the maximum use of the and tneir eggs, I00908b be renabilitation. indicated previously, Birds and turtles, should not local marine resources. fisn and shellifisn, and all