224 articles tagged "culture"
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
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
