Abstract:

Most of our traditional cash crops especially coffee and cotton which we have been most dependent upon for export have been subjected to wide fluctuations in production and price due to unpredictable weather conditions and the instability of world prices. In such situations, the government policy of diversification of agricultural production emphasizes the urgent need for reorganization of an agricultural production through importation or introduction of new improved crop varieties and better methods of production. There are many horticultural crops which should be improved and cultivated to such standards that they can fetch this country substantial amounts of foreign exchanges. The Commercial passion fruit industry in this country is relatively new and most of the farmers lack authoritative and authentic information on the best methods of production.