The Consumer Council of Fiji says the proposed increase in the price of sugar is significant and will impact the livelihood of consumers. CEO, Seema Shandil says the C
The National Federation Party says the Sugar Cane Growers Council has well and truly abandoned its core objective of protecting cane growers and has now cemented its repu
The National Farmers Union has called on the Fiji Sugar Corporation and the Ministry of Sugar to pay cane farmers the full amount of $14.99 owed to them for their 2020 cr
The Fiji Sugar Corporation says it does not currently have an appropriate level of return to run a financially sustainable business and these are effects of legacy issues
Prime Minister and Minister for Sugar, Voreqe Bainimarama says they will pay cane farmers whatever was promised in the 2021/2022 National Budget. Bainimarama stated th
The Sugar Cane Growers Council has welcomed the announcement regarding the proposed amendments of the iTaukei Land Trust Act and the State Lands Act which would provide f
National Farmers Union General Secretary, Mahendra Chaudhry has welcomed the allocation of funds in the 2021/2022 National Budget to retain the minimum guaranteed price o
Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has announced that the Government will extend the minimum guarantee price of $85 per tonne of cane for the 2021 season, making t
Prime Minister and Minister for Sugar, Voreqe Bainimarama says he is confident the new Chair of the Fiji Sugar Corporation, Pradeep Lal will add exceptional value in furt
National Farmers Union General Secretary, Mahendra Chaudhry says cane farmers want the delivery payment of $32.61 a tonne to be increased to $42 along with a forecast can
The Regional Chief Executive Officer of the Vodafone Group of Companies, Pradeep Lal has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Fiji Sugar Corporation. Lal has been
The National Farmers Union says the forecast price of $54.36 for this year’s crop with delivery payment at $32.61 is grossly inadequate and will not cover the cost
The Leader of the National Federation Party Professor Biman Prasad says the Sugar Cane Growers Council is now the Government’s council as Government decides what h
Prime Minister and Minister for Sugar, Voreqe Bainimarama says as much as the ministry had anticipated it could not reach the season target of 2 million tonnes of cane fr
The Minister for Youth and Sports Parveen Bala says we have had more than 50 years to greatly diversify and strengthen agriculture in Fiji but sugar politics and lack of
The National Federation Party says cane growers will not hear about their real need to be paid $20 per tonne of cane as 4th cane payment in Parliament today after the sud
Good news for cane farmers as the fourth cane payment of $10.31 per tonne will be made tomorrow. The Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Sugar Yogesh Karan confirm
The Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission says it has provided assistance in making arrangements with the Fiji Sugar Corporation and traders in an effort to normalis
Major supermarkets have a short supply of sugar and are now awaiting delivery. MH Superfresh has told us they do not have sugar on the shelves from last week. Kunda
Cane farmers will receive their third 2020 cane payment of $8.37 per tonne tomorrow. The Sugar Industry Tribunal says this will bring the total amount to $59.70 per to
The new CEO of the Fiji Sugar Corporation, Bhan Pratap Singh knows the mechanics of the sugar industry and is precisely the person that was needed at the FSC. The Perm