17 The agricultural practices of the resettled islanders will probably be the same as in the past. intensive type of agriculture. That is, 4 non- Coconuts, arrowroot, pandanus, “and wnatever breadfruit that oan 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 atoll. Improved varieties of food-producing plants can be introduced and planted in the most efficient manner. coconut groves, production. training especially, 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 have become more oriented toward a cash economy since their removal 48 from the atoll. This especially true of tnose who have had to cope witn the cash economy prevalent at Majuro and Ebeye. This means that they will probably be very much interested in copra production and will want to maximize the yield throughout will aid the atoll. While this in the rehabilitation program and the eventual stability of Bikini, neglected. Mr. economic subsistence agriculture should not be Hiyane is, of course, well aware of this aspect of the problem of agricultural rehabilitation. As I have indicated previously, the Bikini people can be expected to make the maximum use of the ]ocal marine resources. CH ~~ Ld cD Birds and turtles, and their eggs, fish and snelifisn, and all