Posts By The Fiji Times
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30Sugar News in EnglishFiji : Lifeline for farmers
The Sugar Cane Growers Fund, established in the 1940s, has been vital to Fiji’s sugar industry, providing loans and support to farmers....
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27Sugar News in EnglishSugar Industry Tribunal announces cane payment for Friday
Fiji’s sugarcane farmers will receive a $12.22 per tonne payment on Friday, the third for the 2024 season, bringing the total to...
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29Sugar News in EnglishFiji : SCGF loans portfolio worth $33m
The Sugar Cane Growers Fund holds a loan portfolio worth $33 million, with 4,600 registered farmers involved, according to CEO Raj Sharma....
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46EnglishFiji : Labasa lawyer gets appointed to FSC board
It looks like the Fiji Sugar Corporation is undergoing some leadership changes with Adrian Ram stepping in as a new board director....
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59Sugar News in EnglishFiji : Chamber supports calls by Ba farmer
Fiji’s sugar industry needs urgent cost-cutting reforms, says Nadi Chamber of Commerce president Dr. Ram Raju, backing farmer Arvind Singh’s call for...
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53Sugar News in EnglishSharma: Only 10,260 cane growers remain in Fiji
Fiji’s sugarcane industry faces fluctuations, with only 10,260 active growers last season, according to Sugarcane Growers Fund CEO Raj Sharma. Challenges such...
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64Sugar News in EnglishFiji : ‘Current crop of cane farmers is industry’s last’
Fiji’s sugar industry is at risk as aging farmers abandon sugarcane cultivation. Former FSC board member Arvind Singh warns that younger generations...
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102Sugar News in EnglishFiji : Sugar cane farmers get funding to stay in the industry
The Ministry of Sugar announced that 61 sugarcane farmers received government assistance this week. Forty-eight farmers were granted support to start farming,...
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49Sugar News in English
Fiji : ‘Dispose off leftover cane efficiently’
Sugarcane farmers in Fiji are advised to clear leftover harvested cane to prevent termite infestations, according to Sugar Research Institute of Fiji’s...
