The Fiji Institute of Agricultural Science (FIAS) is leading a Regional Symposium on “Transforming Agriculture & Forestry in the Pacific through Science & Technology”.Continue Reading
SOURCE: Sainiani Boila, FBC News Fiji imports $17million worth of fresh fruits annually. These fruits include grapes, oranges, apples, pears and kiwi fruit together with $3.8million worth of processed fruits. These imported fruits have substituted locally grown tropical fruits such as guava, mango, avocado, mandarin and other indigenous fruits inContinue Reading
SOURCE: Sainiani Boila, Fbc News With increased papaya and pineapple production, the Agriculture sector is now packaging them as dried fruits for the international market. Output has increased to 4000 and 7000 metric tonnes respectively. Agriculture Minister Dr Mahendra Reddy says the commodities will help farmers and generate income forContinue Reading
To minimize the flooding of pawpaw and pineapple in the market, the government through the Ministry for Agriculture will soon be launching candy products made from these two fruits.Continue Reading
The Fiji Ministry of Agriculture is inviting researchers and scientists to submit their research papers for the Fiji Agriculture Journal. (click to find out more)Continue Reading
Minister for Agriculture, Dr. Mahendra Reddy says that they are working towards having more fruit orchards in the future so that the fruit market can be exploited. He says that taking data for the last five years into account, the average annual value of fruits imported was $16.3 millionContinue Reading
Have you ever stopped to think about the role food plays in romance, love and sex? Whether it’s giving a box of cream-centred dark chocolates, a whole grilled lobster, a sizzling plate of head-on prawns or the juicy deliciousness of certain fruits — food nearly always sets the tone forContinue Reading
On 25 September 2017, The Fijian Ministry of Agriculture in collaboration with Taiwan Technical Mission introduced the Green Pearl guava variety to the local market. Minister Inia Seruiratu of the Ministry of Agriculture Rural and Maritime Development and National Disaster Management officially launched the variety. “Daily consumption ofContinue Reading