New access roads bring hope to sugarcane farming communities

New access roads bring hope to sugarcane farming communities

Field Information Database for Sugar Industry Launched

A new, web-based application to assist Fiji’s sugar industry has now been launched. The Field Information System (FIS) is a web-based application that provides a common database for Fiji Sugar Corporation (FSC) and sugar industry partners and enables…

Boost for Sugarcane Farmers as Road Works Complete in Labasa

Sugarcane farmers in Fiji’s northern division are happy to see road rehabilitation works officially completed on 30kms of cane access roads and associated infrastructure in the Bulivou sector in Labasa. The completed road works will benefit over 90 cane-…

Launch of Completed Roadworks on the Bulivou Sector Road

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New Quarantine Tissue Culture Greenhouse opens at Centre for Pacific Crops and Trees in Fiji

A newly built Quarantine Tissue Culture Greenhouse has opened at the Pacific Community’s (SPC) Centre for Pacific Crops and Trees (CePaCT) this week, allowing for the expanded distribution of cultured varieties of crops and trees that are more resilient…

SPC-EU provides new hatchery for J. Hunter Pearls

A new pearl hatchery, complete with algae bioreactors to help spawn oysters to grow pearls was opened at the J. Hunter Pearls facility in Savusavu, Fiji today. The new hatchery is capable of producing 10 times more new oysters than in the past. This…

“Lighting Up Communities”: Documentary Highlights Work of SPC-EU Micro Projects Programme in Fiji’s Sugarcane Communities

Students at Arya Kanya Pathshala School in Ba practice handwashing techniques learned through the SPC-EU MPP Project.  

New Ablution Block for Ba’s Arya Kanya Pathshala School

Over 400 school students at the Arya Kanya Pathshala School in Ba, in Fiji’s Western division, will now benefit from a new ablution block which includes new toilets, hand washing and shower facilities, following its opening in Ba today. The ablution…

FSC Receives GPS Equipment from SPC-EU Fairtrade Project

A set of 29 Global Positioning Systems (GPS) handheld devices have been handed over to the Fiji Sugar Corporation (FSC) under the European Union (EU) funded Fairtrade Associations Capacity Building and Farm Advisory Services Support Project, which is…

Ministry of Agriculture receives $134,000 in equipment from SPC-EU Project

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