224 articles tagged "culture"
A farmer from Nabitu, Sigatoka says almost all crops from about 100 farms have been destroyed in the recent floods brought in by TC Cody and farmers are finding it difficult to re-plant because of continuous heavy rain.
There is some good news for the residents of Tavua as the desilting work along the Nasivi River has begun which is expected to mitigate flooding. Tavualevu Village Spokesperson, Tupa Telawa says during the rainy se
Minister for Agriculture, Waterways and Environment Doctor Mahendra Reddy says a team of environmental officers will be deployed to the Lau Group this week to monitor the air qualify. Dr Reddy says they recorded sl
Good news for farmers whose farms were affected by Tropical Cyclone Cody as the government will step in to assist them to ensure their welfare and livelihoods are protected. In a press conference today, Agriculture
Drone technology was used for the first time yesterday by the Ministry of Agriculture, to assist in the Initial Damage Assessments that is currently being conducted, to gauge the extent of losses sustained during the re
Communities around the vicinity of hotels in Fiji will benefit from the new Agritourism Initiative Our Community Program that was launched by the Ministry of Agriculture today. Minister for Agriculture, Dr Mahendra
More than 50 ginger farmers participated in a 2 day training workshop organised by the Fiji Crop and Livestock Council supported by the Ministry of Agriculture and the Fiji Ginger Farmers Association. This was don
The Chairman of the Fiji Cooperative Dairy Company, Simon Cole has reminded dairy farmers of the need to generate a sustainable cash flow as farming is a business. While speaking at the company’s Annual General M
Minister for Agriculture, Doctor Mahendra Reddy says they are having discussions as they are a bit concerned as the borders are opening and they do not want to withdraw on the produce that they are selling out and not m
101 more farmers have received farming tools as part of the Ministry of Agriculture’s Back to Rural Agriculture initiative. The Ministry has assisted a total of 375 farmers with tools under the ini
People from Vakabuli village, Vitogo, Naviyago, Varewa settlement, Vadreyawa and Vanuakula settlements are expected to benefit from the cassava development program. The program is drawn up by Organic Tavioka (Fiji)
Minister for Agriculture, Dr. Mahendra Reddy confirms work has begun on the possibility of growing industrial hemp as an alternative form of agriculture produce and not marijuana. He says the focus is on industrial
A 42-year-old former tourism employee is thankful that he was part of the Back to Rural Agriculture Program that has enabled him and his family to survive through the COVID-19 pandemic and it has also assisted them fina
Minister for Agriculture, Doctor Mahendra Reddy says there is no issue of food security in the country and some may argue on this but we do have an issue with nutritional security, particularly in the interior and m
Fiji imports annually a wide range of fresh fruits that include grapes, oranges, apples, pears and kiwi fruit with a total value of $17 million and also spends $3.8 million on processed fruits. This was highlighte
20 women clusters in the Western Division have received their Women in Agriculture programme packages as part of Government’s efforts to upscale the participation and profitability of agricultural ventures managed by
Minister for Agriculture, Dr Mahendra Reddy is calling on all sugarcane and vegetable farmers nationwide to help reduce the country’s rice import bill by allocating at least one acre of their land to plant rice.
Minister for Youth and Sports, Parveen Bala says we need an agricultural sector that is ready to bounce back and we need ecological stability that ensures that resources are available for our future generations. W
In an effort to boost crop production, the Minister for Agriculture has handed over horse-driven farming implements to the farmers of Nukulau Village, located in the District of Nasau, in the Province of Rakiraki to ass
A nationwide stray animal capture campaign – Operation Vesu Manumanu will start in three weeks. It is being done by the Agriculture Ministry in partnership with Police, the Republic of Fiji Military Forces, Land
