Ministry for Agriculture to start deploying assistance from today
The Ministry of Agriculture will be deploying farming materials and other necessary assistance to affected families in the Northern Division from today. Minister for A
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AG says some farmers in the North have lost 70 sheep, goats and cattle
Attorney General and Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says some farmers they have visited in Bua have lost about 70 goats, sheep and cattle on their farm. Whi
Chemical fertilizer results in low quality vegetables and crops - Sant Kumar
The Founder of Organic Farming in Fiji Sant Kumar has highlighted that the excessive use of chemical fertilizer in the country has resulted in the low quality of vegetabl
Ministry of Agriculture’s seed distribution initiative receives a donation from KK’s Hardware Limited
The Ministry of Agriculture’s seed distribution initiative has today received a donation of 600 packets of East-West brand seeds from the KK’s Hardware Limi
Agriculture contribution to the GDP has averaged around 4.2% in the last 5 years – Koya
For the past 5 years, agriculture contribution to the Gross Domestic Product has averaged around 4.2% and in 2019, agriculture contributed around $725.8 million. This
More than 50 farmers attended Mushroom Production workshop
More than 50 farmers attended the Fiji Crop and Livestock Council Mushroom Production workshop in Nadi, to help improve income, food and nutrition and livelihoods of farm
We have an ageing farmer population – AG
Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed–Khaiyum says one key issue in the agriculture sector is that we have an ageing farmer population. While speaking at the Centra
54 Fijians in urban and suburban areas to get materials to start their own nurseries
About 54 Fijians living in the urban and suburban areas of the Western and Central Division who have lost their jobs will be given materials to start their own nurseries
Parmen Nursery to assist farmers in Sigatoka
Good news for more than 1,000 farmers in Sigatoka as they now can purchase seedlings at a very low cost after the commissioning of the Parmen Nursery at Nabitu Settlement
Increase in agriculture export earnings in the first half of 2020 despite the COVID-19 crisis
The Agriculture Ministry increased its export earnings by 11% in the first half of this year despite the COVID-19 pandemic. While speaking at the Fiji Farmers Forum in
We need to redouble our efforts in rice production- Agriculture Minister
Agriculture Minister Dr Mahendra Reddy has highlighted that there is a need to redouble our efforts to grow more rice in Fiji to reduce the significant import bill of buy
Youths encouraged to utilise unused land
Minister for Youth and Sports Parveen Bala has encouraged youth groups to cultivate unused land for agriculture purposes. Speaking at the official handover ceremony fo
BSP and AMA partnership to benefit Fiji’s farmers
The Agricultural Marketing Authority and the Bank South Pacific have signed a memorandum of understanding to provide a digital-based banking solution to Fijian farmers.
Over $300 million worth of kava consumed locally in 2017
Fijians spent over $300 million on kava consumption locally in 2017. The total amount of kava consumed locally for 2018 and 2019 are not available at this stage. Th
Govt targets to assist 10,000 yaqona farmers by the end of 2022
Government is targeting to assist about 10,000 yaqona farmers by the end of 2022 in recognition of the significant foreign exchange earnings it rakes in for the economy.
Soil fertility has declined in the past decade – Dr Reddy
Minister for Agriculture Dr Mahendra Reddy says based on research by academics from the Ministry and the Koronivia Research Centre, soil fertility in Fiji has declined ov
More farmers sign contracts with Agro Marketing Authority
Around 12 more farmers from Lomaivuna, Naitasiri have signed contracts with the Agro Marketing Authority. Minister for Agriculture Dr. Mahendra Reddy said the new clus
Former tour manager wants to explore mushroom farming as an alternative source of income
Participants which include tour managers from the hotel industry that had recently been laid off are part of the 34th training on mushroom farming at the JUNCAO training
Ministry of Agriculture corrects earlier statement and clarifies that careFIJI app does not send out alerts
The Ministry of Agriculture has corrected its earlier statement regarding the careFIJI app and has clarified the app does not send out alerts as per their earlier stateme
Environment Ministry to reduce costs and processing time associated with Environment Impact Assessment
The Ministry of Environment has taken steps to revise it’s existing regulatory processes by reducing costs incurred by customers seeking Environment Impact Assessm
Guava farming enables 74-year-old man to travel overseas and provide for his family
Having just attained education till class two, it didn’t stop 74-year-old Puskar Charan from Sigatoka to earn as much as any educated person. Almost half of his