Farmers around the country will now be able to improve the quality and standard of Kava with the National Training of Trainers Workshop currently being held in Suva.
Pacific Agriculture Policy Project Team Leader Vili Caniogo says they now have kava standards and manuals, and this will enable them to provide awareness as to what the minimum standards are in terms of kava crop varieties.
Caniogo says the workshop raises awareness of the Fiji Kava industry standards and manual.
He says the workshop will also help the participants through the contents and applications of the Fiji Kava Manual which will be launched this Thursday.
Caniogo says Fiji is lucky that all the 13 varieties of Kava are safe to drink compared to Vanuatu where some varieties are unsafe to drink.
He says the current kava shortage that the country is facing shows that there is a high demand for the crop.
