192 articles tagged "agriculture"
Attorney General and Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says some farmers they have visited in Bua have lost about 70 goats, sheep and cattle on their farm. While speaking to the residents of Vunivau in Laba
The Founder of Organic Farming in Fiji Sant Kumar has highlighted that the excessive use of chemical fertilizer in the country has resulted in the low quality of vegetables and crops produced by farmers. Speaking a
The Ministry of Agriculture’s seed distribution initiative has today received a donation of 600 packets of East-West brand seeds from the KK’s Hardware Limited in Nadi. While receiving the donation, Minister fo
For the past 5 years, agriculture contribution to the Gross Domestic Product has averaged around 4.2% and in 2019, agriculture contributed around $725.8 million. This has been revealed by Minister for Minister for
More than 50 farmers attended the Fiji Crop and Livestock Council Mushroom Production workshop in Nadi, to help improve income, food and nutrition and livelihoods of farmers, both new and established including youths an
Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed–Khaiyum says one key issue in the agriculture sector is that we have an ageing farmer population. While speaking at the Central/Eastern Agriculture Show at Syria Park, Sayed-Khai
About 54 Fijians living in the urban and suburban areas of the Western and Central Division who have lost their jobs will be given materials to start their own nurseries by the Ministry of Agriculture as they have signe
Good news for more than 1,000 farmers in Sigatoka as they now can purchase seedlings at a very low cost after the commissioning of the Parmen Nursery at Nabitu Settlement. The nursery was constructed by Nabitu resi
The Agriculture Ministry increased its export earnings by 11% in the first half of this year despite the COVID-19 pandemic. While speaking at the Fiji Farmers Forum in Nadi, Minister for Agriculture Doctor Mahendra
Agriculture Minister Dr Mahendra Reddy has highlighted that there is a need to redouble our efforts to grow more rice in Fiji to reduce the significant import bill of buying rice overseas. Speaking at the Off-Seaso
Minister for Youth and Sports Parveen Bala has encouraged youth groups to cultivate unused land for agriculture purposes. Speaking at the official handover ceremony for the Nasau Youth Club Farming Initiative in Na
The Agricultural Marketing Authority and the Bank South Pacific have signed a memorandum of understanding to provide a digital-based banking solution to Fijian farmers. BSP Country Head Haroon Ali has praised the a
Fijians spent over $300 million on kava consumption locally in 2017. The total amount of kava consumed locally for 2018 and 2019 are not available at this stage. This was highlighted by the Acting Chief Econom
Government is targeting to assist about 10,000 yaqona farmers by the end of 2022 in recognition of the significant foreign exchange earnings it rakes in for the economy. While highlighting this during the two-day Qu
Minister for Agriculture Dr Mahendra Reddy says based on research by academics from the Ministry and the Koronivia Research Centre, soil fertility in Fiji has declined over the past decade. While speaking at the la
Around 12 more farmers from Lomaivuna, Naitasiri have signed contracts with the Agro Marketing Authority. Minister for Agriculture Dr. Mahendra Reddy said the new cluster formation would join the larger Lomaivuna C
Participants which include tour managers from the hotel industry that had recently been laid off are part of the 34th training on mushroom farming at the JUNCAO training centre in Legalega, Nadi. 42 participants sp
The Ministry of Agriculture has corrected its earlier statement regarding the careFIJI app and has clarified the app does not send out alerts as per their earlier statement. It says the app is designed to assist th
The Ministry of Environment has taken steps to revise it’s existing regulatory processes by reducing costs incurred by customers seeking Environment Impact Assessments and reducing the number of days taken to process
Having just attained education till class two, it didn’t stop 74-year-old Puskar Charan from Sigatoka to earn as much as any educated person. Almost half of his life, the 74-year-old had planted and grown cane fo
