155 articles tagged "sugar"
Sugarcane farmers now have greater financial security with the launch of the new Mortgage Protection Cover, unveiled yesterday at the 2025 Annual Farmers Open Day at Kotonivere Grounds in Labasa. The scheme, which
There is good news for sugarcane farmers, as the 2025 sugarcane crushing season has officially begun at the Lautoka Sugar Mill. While speaking at the launch of the crushing season, Minister for Sugar Industry, Char
The Sugar Cane Growers Council is calling for a higher operational budget and additional subsidies in the upcoming 2025–2026 National Budget, saying the current allocation is not enough to meet growing demands. T
Sugarcane farmer will get a total of about $7.6 million by next Friday as the Cabinet has endorsed a special cane payment with no deductions from Government to support farmers in their preparation for the upcoming 2025
Cane farmers will get their fourth cane payment of $17.03 per tonne on Friday which will bring the total payment to $86.66 per tonne for the 2024 season, surpassing the Government's guaranteed price of $85.00 per tonne.
The National Farmers Union is calling on the government to explain the recommendation made by Chinese consultants to operate only one sugar mill in Viti Levu. The Union says these consultants were brought in earlie
Minister for Sugar Industry Charan Jeath Singh is urging farmers to look after their farms after a sugarcane farmer from Seaqaqa raised concern that his farm was destroyed by fire in six separate incidents. While r
Sugarcane farmers in the Northern Division will receive assistance through the New Farmers and Lease Premium Grant Program, with 29 farmers in Labasa and 59 farmers in Seaqaqa set to be given grants. While speaking
Thousands of sugarcane farmers across Fiji will receive bonus payments today as part of the Government's initiative to support those who have increased cane production, which includes multiple incentive schemes. Wh
Stakeholders will be making thorough assessment of sugar cane farm damages in Nadi, Tavua, Ba and Rakiraki this week following recent flooding. Sugarcane Growers Fund CEO Raj Sharma confirmed this to fijivillage Ne
Fiji taxes food rich in sugar, sugar-sweetened beverages and unhealthy snacks but the tax system could do more to promote healthier foods and drinks. 80 percent of the deaths in Fiji are attributed to Non-Communica
Not a single sugarcane farmer in Fiji has directly accessed or received any assistance from climate finance and the injustice must end. Minister for Sugar Industry Charan Jeath Singh highlighted this during a side
Over the past decades, Fiji has suffered over $1 billion in financial losses in the sugar industry alone due to climate change. Minister for Sugar Industry, Charan Jeath Singh highlighted this during the COP29 mee
Cabinet has approved the $200.2 million write-off of the government debt owed by the Fiji Sugar Corporation to the Government, after the decision was made on the 15th of July this year. This was highlighted in the
In Fiji’s sugarcane fields, 26-year-old Nemai Diloma is breaking barriers as a Roving Sector Assistant with the Fiji Sugar Corporation Ltd in Nadi. With a degree in Agriculture from Fiji National University, Dilo
The New Farmers and Lease Renewal program has already assisted 235 sugarcane farmers in the Northern and Western divisions, and Minister for Multi-Ethnic Affairs and Sugar Industry, Charan Jeath Singh says this initiati
Yogesh Karan has resigned as the Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Sugar Industry and Multi-Ethnic Affairs. Chair of the Public Service Commission, Luke Rokovada says Karan will pursue a career in national an
Cane cutters' productivity level has declined by 50% over the past 15 years. Director of Planning, Policy and Research for the Ministry of Sugar Industry, Reshmi Kumari highlighted that the average output per cane
Construction of the Tuatua gas-fired crematorium project began yesterday after a groundbreaking ceremony in Labasa and is expected to be completed within 16 weeks. While officiating the groundbreaking ceremony, Min
Burning of sugar cane fields reduce the quality of sugar produced in the mills and according to statistics released by the CEO of Sugar Research Institute of Fiji Vinesh Kumar, about 30 percent of the sugar canes that i
