Over 90,000 families assisted through the Home Gardening program
Around 135,709 seed packages have so far been distributed under government’s Home Gardening program which has benefited over 90,000 families. While speaking at
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Ritesh Dass resigns as the PS for Agriculture
Ritesh Dass has resigned as the Permanent Secretary for Agriculture. The Public Service Commission says Dass plans to pursue a new career opportunity following his eff
20 farmers receive farming kits from the Ministry of Agriculture
20 farmers have each received $400 worth of farming kit under the Ministry of Agriculture’s Back To Rural Agriculture programme today. 8 farmers are from Nadi w
Indian High Commission donates almost 7 tonnes of vegetable seeds
The Indian High Commission has donated almost seven tonnes of dry vegetable seeds of 14 different varieties to the Fijian Government that will allow the Agriculture Minis
21 farmers receive farming kit from the Ministry of Agriculture
21 farmers have received $400 worth of farming kit each under the Back To Rural Agriculture programme. The $400 package consists of $250 worth of farming tools, $100 w
$500,000 set aside for Idle Land Development programme - Reddy
$500,000 is being set aside by the Ministry of Agriculture in their budget in this financial year to help develop idle land. The Ministry is targeting 150 to 160 acres
Agriculture Ministry announces new Food Security and Livelihood Programs to assist farmers in the current financial year
The Ministry of Agriculture has announced a number of Agricultural Support Programs which includes Commercial Agriculture and Food Security and Livelihood Programs that a
Ministry of Agriculture targets to assist 47,350 families under their Home Gardening Programme and 500 women in their Women in Agriculture Program
The Ministry of Agriculture is targeting to assist another 47,350 families under their Home Gardening Programme and 500 women through their Women in Agriculture Program.
Students venture into farming to provide for their families during this crisis
Three school students have been using their spare time during the COVID-19 pandemic working on their farms as they have seen the benefits it would bring. Ratu Latianar
People who have lost jobs and want to engage into rural farming can apply for $400 worth of package
The Ministry of Agriculture has launched the Back To Rural Agriculture Programme to support Fijians who have lost their jobs due to the current pandemic and want to retur
Residents in lockdown areas and squatter settlements in Central Division to receive dalo suckers from tomorrow
If you are residing in lockdown areas and squatter settlements in the Central Division and in Nadi, then you can expect to receive dalo suckers (rourou planting material)
1,000 farmers get $200 through ‘Cash for Cultivation Programme’ and Agriculture Ministry will 3,000 more farmers
1,000 farmers have been given a payment of $200 each through the Ministry of Agriculture’s ‘Cash for Cultivation Programme’ while the Ministry will re
Another 3,000 farmers to receive $200 cash if they plant one acre of land with root crops or vegetables
Another 3,000 farmers throughout Fiji who will cultivate at least one acre of land with root crops or vegetables will get $200 each under Cash for Cultivation Program.
More than 5,000 families receive seed packages from Agriculture Ministry
More than 5,000 families have received seed packages distributed by the Ministry of Agriculture this month. 3,700 seed packages have been distributed in Lami, Suva, Na
Matawailevu villagers in Ra thankful for seed package assistance
30 families in Matawailevu village in Ra are thankful to the government for hearing their plea and providing them with seeds for home gardening. Village Headman Iseia
$6M dividend payout for Fiji Pine Limited landowners to ease the struggles of the pandemic
An early dividend payout of $6 million will be given to Fiji Pine Limited landowners to support them during this time of struggle. Fiji Pine Group of Companies Chairma
771 youths in the North assisted under the Youth Farm Initiative Programme
The Ministry of Youth and Sports has assisted a total of 771 youths with its Youth Farm Initiative Programme in the Northern Division last week. Minister Parveen Bala
New variety of dalo, Tarova Damu developed at Koronivia Research Station
Good news for farmers as a new variety of dalo, Tarova Damu has been developed at Koronivia Research Station which will be provided free to farmers for cultivation. Th
58 families from Bavu Village who relied on tourism industry for source of income are now into rice farming
58 families of Bavu Village in Nadroga, most of whom worked in the tourism industry and lost their source of income after they were laid off have now found a way to earn
Bavu villagers now part of the government’s Communal Rice Farming Scheme
Villagers of Bavu in Nadroga are now part of a government initiative to help them cash-in on the growing demand for rice in Fiji, as seeds and other forms of assistance w
Nine farmers in the western division receive water tanks
Nine farmers from Tavua, Nadi and Sigatoka have each received a 5,300 litres water tank from the Ministry of Waterways to assist their farming activities during a drought