To address the labor shortages on sugarcane farms, the Ministry of Sugar Industry has handed over sugarcane planters and fertilizer applicators to five Tractor Service Pr
Becoming a vegetable farmer has transformed the life of 55-year-old Uma Prasad, who finds peace and stays connected with nature. Prasad, who is from Vunivau in Labasa,
400 rice farmers are set to benefit from a $150,000 government grant which will revitalise Fiji’s rice industry in terms of boosting the nation’s rice produ
Baulevu dairy farmer Tasweed Ali says farming is hard work, but it brings fulfilment, and he is urging people not to be ashamed of wanting to become a farmer as people ca
Azfeen Shaukat Ali, a full-time nurse and farmer, received a government grant under the Young Entrepreneurship Scheme to promote farming in the country. Ali is a passi
46-year-old Aqbal Azam Ali of Waiwai, Ba left his highly qualified job as an IT Executive at a supermarket and is currently a successful pineapple farmer. Ali says he
Determination has borne fruits for the members of the Makoi Women’s Fellowship Group as they have successfully harvested 8kg of edible mushrooms within a week with
63-year-old Rajesh Kumar of Saru, Lautoka started farming when his wife Asha Lata started motivating and teaching him how to plant moca and other vegetables as she comes
Raynil Kumar of Serea Naitasiri who scooped the Young Farmer of the Year Award in the 2023 National Agriculture Show says he left his profession of Banking and Finance to
Sakeo Taganeca from Savusavu has taken the initiative to start his vegetable farming by planting lettuce as a source of income for his family. Taganeca, who is a gradua
The story and determination of 35-year-old entrepreneur Epi Tabualevu is a great inspiration to anyone who wants to start a business from nothing. Tabualevu always rec
Fruit farmer Edward Snow from Savulu Estate in Ra has thrived in agriculture by utilising resources around him to earn a living by planting guavas and dragon fruits and a
A farmer in Sigatoka is urging market vendors to keep the vegetables reasonably priced as they sell their vegetables very cheap to the vendors and middlemen. This come
62-year-old cattle farmer, Emoni Baniua of Naivucini village, Nadaravakawalu, Naitasiri says we can all be successful but we just have to make use of the resources around
2023 Floriculture Farmer of the Year, Yogeeta Mala Singh, has never regretted venturing into the floricultural business as she now runs her own floriculture business know
Renewal of leases in some areas is important to keep the economy going and also keep the relationship between farmers strong. This was highlighted by the Deputy Prime
President Ratu Williame Katonivere says Fiji Rice Limited has reached its projected five-year goal to contribute 60 percent to Fiji’s rice market in place of the c
Fiji’s agriculture sector is resilient, it has been growing and if you look at the food security issue, Fiji has done extremely well in this regard. This has b
Uvi Farmers Association in Fiji is planning to revive yam planting in the country especially in the outer islands, and the aim is to eventually have a partnership with th
More than 100 ginger farmers are being encouraged to transition from subsistence farming to sustainable, commercial farming following the first Fiji Ginger Growers Associ
A 49-year-old bee farmer from Nakorotubu in Ra has trained a total of 275 people on proper bee keeping methods since 2020. Alusio Vumainabuke says pilots, lawyers and