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GOVERNMENT EXPERIMENTAL CENTRE, BUDEYA

The policy of the Department in the past year has been based on the improvement in the
productivity of the land and livestock on the Island.

Aspects which have received attention arc as follows :
1. Encouragement to farmers by the free issue of seed of good quality.
2. Assistance by means of mechanization in initial cultivation.
3. Assistance with regard to crop protection.
4. The introduction and trial of crops of various types.
5. The introduction of pedigree livestock, selective breeding and the improvement of local
cattle.
6. The establishment of an extensive nursery.
7. The introduction and trial of various types of artificial manures.

The following crops have been and are under investigation at Budeya.
Cereal Crops
Wheat
Barley
Oats
Sorghums

Fodder Crops
CHLORIS gayana Rhodes Grass
CYNDON dactylon Bahama Grass
MEDICAGO sativa Lucerne
PANICUM maximum Guinea Grass
PENNISETUM typhoideum Napier Grass
P1THECOLOBIUM saman Sweet pod
SORGHUM Sudanese Sudan Grass
TRIFOLIUM aiexandrinum Berseem

Fruit Crops
ACHRAS sapota Chico
AEGLE marmdos BacI fruit
ANACARDIUM occidcntalc Cashew nut
ANONA squamosa Custard apple
CARICA pawpaw Pawpaw
CERATONIA siliqua Carob bean
CYPHOMANDRA betacea Tree Tomato
FICUS carica Fig
MANGIFERA indica Mango
MORUS indica Mulberry
OLEA europea Olive
PASSI FLORA cdulis Passion Fruit
PHOTINIA japonica Loquat
PHYSALIS peruviana Cape gooseberry
PSIDIUM guava Guava

Hedges and Windbreaks
ABERIA caffra
CUPRESSUS lusitanica
DODONEA viscosa
INGA dulcis
PROSOPIS juliflora
ZIZYPHUS spina-christi