A company in the western division lost more than 10,000 chickens in the recent floods.
The Livestock manager for Rooster Poultry - Future Farms Limited, Deoraj Lal said many of their contract growers in the western division suffered losses during the flood.
Lal said many of their staff members lost nearly everything during the floods and he was disappointed that the officers from the Agriculture Ministry have not visited them.
Meanwhile, General Manager of Rooster Poultry - Future Farms Limited, Hank Arts said that Fiji is one of the best countries in the world to invest in despite the global recession and political uncertainty.
Arts said it had been very difficult to talk about issues affecting businesses with the previous government however he said the current interim government is very open to businesses and ministers are very accessible unlike Australia and New Zealand.
Meanwhile, Rooster Poultry recently achieved ISO22000 certification and according to Arts, this achievement now makes the company a front runner in a vital area of food industry in Fiji.
Company Loses Over 10,000 Chickens
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