192 articles tagged "agriculture"
The CEO of the Yaqara Pastoral Company Limited, Adrian Ram says all of their 60 staff have been promised that they will continue working at the company although the boarders remain closed and their major buyers in the t
Previously imported produce like carrots and celery will now be planted in the 125 acres of Nubu farms which was official launched by the Prime Minister today in Nadala Village in Ba. Voreqe Bainimarama says the 42
170 farmers have already signed contracts with the Agro Marketing Authority to supply crops and vegetables. Agro Marketing Authority Chief Executive Officer Alvin Sharma says the farmers are from Nadi, Naitasiri, S
A new state of the art greenhouse will soon be established at the Ministry of Agriculture’s Koronivia Research Station to enhance food security preparedness through a stable and accessible supply chain for seeds and p
Good news for villagers of Waito Village in Tailevu as they can expect secured employment after the Agricultural Marketing Authority of Fiji successfully secured a 800-tonne order for ginger and has awarded the task of
Commercial large scale farming has today made a breakthrough as Fiji Agromarketing and Vodafone Fiji signed an agreement for M-PAiSA mobile money to be the official payment channel for farmers. Chief Executive Offi
Minister for Agriculture Dr. Mahendra Reddy has declared the cancellation of the 2020 Pigeon Shooting Season. Dr. Reddy says the decision has been made as Tropical Cyclone Harold may have destroyed the nests and br
The Foundation for Rural Integrated Enterprises and Development or FRIEND says the Lautoka City Council has agreed to offer spaces free of charge around the city where tradespeople can operate from to earn an income dur
Fifteen farmers of Sabeto, Nadi have become the pioneering group of the recently introduced Contractual Farming initiative of the Agricultural Marketing Authority. These farmers yesterday signed contractual agreeme
An app is being developed with the intention of being the one-stop-shop digital agriculture platform that caters to everyone in the agriculture value chain. This will include farmers, agribusinesses, middlemen, far
The Agricultural Marketing Authority is looking to introduce contractual farming for its current and potential suppliers as part of its new programs. The contract will define the quantity of the produce required, at
Fiji imported $42.6 million worth of rice last year which is equivalent to around 40,000 metric tonnes of rice. This was highlighted by the Minister for Agriculture, Dr. Mahendra Reddy as he announced a national ri
