Farming “smart”
Gaya Prasad inherited his cane farm from his parents. His farm, which is on undulating terrain, with acidic soil, is at Raranikawai, 15 kilometres north of the Labasa sugar mill. Gaya Prasad is a gang Sirdar (gang head) and a community worker. In 2015 he…
REFOREST: Reforestation of the Degraded Foothills of the Sugar Belt
The Reforestation of the Degraded Foothills of the Sugar Belt (REFOREST) Project is a four-year (2014-2018) project funded by the European Union (EU) and implemented by the Pacific Community (SPC). The REFOREST Fiji project is focused on watershed…
Fiji Government receives equipment through EU-SPC Improvement of Key Services to Agriculture Project
The Director-General of the Pacific Community (SPC), Dr Colin Tukuitonga and the European Union (EU) Ambassador to Fiji and the Pacific, H.E Andrew Jacobs today handed over equipment valued at approximately F$300,000 to the Fiji Ministry of…
Agricultural Officers and Farmers Undergo Seed Production Training
A training workshop for agricultural officers and Lead Farmers to enhance their knowledge and skills on Open Pollinated Seed Production, develop training materials and implement training programmes in Fiji’s sugar cane belt is underway at the Sigatoka…
Schools in Fiji’s sugarcane belts undergo water, sanitation and hygiene trainings
School staff in the sugarcane belt areas on Viti Levu are getting a fresh perspective on water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) practices through a new educational programme and a series of training workshops.
The WASH initiative is part of the Pacific…
Cane access road upgrades benefit sugar farmers by reducing travelling time
Sugarcane farmers and representatives of the Fiji Sugarcane Growers Council (SCGC) and the Fiji Sugar Corporation (FSC) held a “talanoa” (dialogue) session with representatives of the Pacific Community (SPC) RARAI project in Malolo, Nadi, in June 2017…
Road upgrades to benefit 300 sugar cane farmers in Drasa
RARAI project and sugar stakeholders inspect the road at the Drasa works site
Up to 50 sugar cane access roads with a total length of 42 kilometres in the Drasa sugar cane sector, on the outskirts of Lautoka, Fiji are being upgraded compliments of a FJD$…
Solar Power brings new opportunities for sugarcane families
Solar panel being installed at a household in Cuvu
Four hundred remote rural households in Fiji’s sugarcane belt areas will have electricity by the middle of this year, thanks to a European Union funded, Micro Projects Programme (MPP) for clean, green…
MPP: The Micro Project Program
The Micro Projects Programme or MPP is a five year project which started in October 2013 and will run until June 2018. The EUR 4.3 million project is funded by the European Union (EU) and implemented by the Pacific Community (SPC). The Pacific Community…