Minister for Fisheries and Forestry, Kalaveti Ravu will begin his inaugural tour of Kadavu where he will distribute 5,000 coconut seedlings, 500 lime plants and 350 breadfruit trees to various villages on the island.
Ravu says this is part of government’s plan to advocate for their goals of community empowerment and sustainable development leading a delegation from both ministries.
Accompanying the Minister on this visit is a technical team comprising of officers from the Department of Cooperatives, iTaukei Land Trust Board, and Fiji Pine Limited.
He says they to bolster pine logging activities, a bulldozer will be delivered as part of this visit.
Ravu will visit the villages of Tavuki, Muani, Naqalotu, Talaulia, Solodamu, Solovola, Naqara, Namalata, and Vunisea Government Station.
The Kadavu visit will start tomorrow and end on Friday.