The Ministry of Sugar Industry Stakeholders met to discuss the progress of all government-funded capital projects implementation within the Sugar Industry for the 2023-2024 financial year.
Minister for Multi-Ethnic Affairs and Sugar Industry, Charan Jeath Singh stressed the need for the stakeholder’s commitment to advancing the sugar industry to achieve the national agenda of the coalition government.
Singh says the importance of collaborative commitment from all stakeholders to efficiently achieve the targeted outcome by implementing capital projects in the 2024-2025 financial year across the sugar industry.
The meeting, chaired by the Permanent Secretary also provides strategic direction to the stakeholders including Fiji Sugar Corporation Limited, South Pacific Fertilizers Limited, Sugar Research Institute of Fiji, Sugarcane Growers Council and the Sugarcane Growers Fund to ensure that each capital project and government objectives are achieved.
Other discussions included a comprehensive strategy for the industry, alongside the need for each institution to develop its individual Strategic Development Plans to be aligned with the targets outlined in the National Development Plan.
The Strategic Development Plan for the industry should be ready before the end of December 2024.
