Kamal Iyer
Sugarcane cutters take a break to
quench their thirst. Picture: FILE
In searing heat and sweltering temperatures at Malele, Tavua just after midday on Thursday, April 8, 2021, a group of cane growers decided they have had enough of broken promises, falsehoods, fake assurances and freebies to buy their respect and dignity during general election fever. “We are broken; we are crippled; the Sugar Cane Growers Council (SCGC) and Sugar Cane Growers Fund (SCGF) are toothless and work against us (growers) despite the fact that they should be working for us; we demand SCGC elections”, one said. “We demand at least $20 per tonne of cane as fourth cane payment in May to help us prepare for harvesting and planting new crop; and we will not sit quietly and accept any excuse or refusal of our demands by government because it will mean our demise as growers”. Such was their resolve. In a nutshell, ‘Give us what is ours and stop fooling around because we have had enough’.
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CANE FARMERS AFFECTED BY TC YASA IN VANUA LEVU TO BE ASSISTED
04/02/2021
Cane farmers in Vanua Levu whose farms were affected by Tropical Cyclone Yasa will receive a major boost from tomorrow (5th February, 2021) after the Cabinet approved a Crop Rehabilitation and Recovery Plan worth more than $4 million.
Permanent Secretary, Office of the Prime Minister and Sugar Industry, Mr Yogesh Karan said under the plan, there will be five main activities which includes the supply of 34,236 bags of Blend C fertilisers, supply of 26, 104 litres of Amine and 26,104 kg of Diuron weedicides, and also the provision of 50 hectares of slashing to assist farmers with slashing damaged crops.
English News and Press Release on Fiji about Agriculture, Recovery and Reconstruction, Flash Flood, Flood and more; published on 04 Feb 2021 by Govt. Fiji
Cane farmers in Vanua Levu affected by TC Yasa to receive assistance today
Cane farmers in Vanua Levu affected by TC Yasa to receive assistance today
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Good news for 3,360 cane farmers in Vanua Levu whose farms were affected by Tropical Cyclone Yasa, as the government has approved a Crop Rehabilitation and Recovery Plan worth more than $4 million.
The plan will be funded from the Ministry of Sugar Industry’s 2020-2021 approved budget.
Permanent Secretary for the Office of the Prime Minister and Sugar Industry, Yogesh Karan says five activities will be done under this plan which includes the supply of 34,236 bags of Blend C fertilizers, 26,104 litres of Amine, 26,104 kg of Diuron (Die-ron) weedicide and the provision 50 hectares of land to assist farmers with slashing damaged crops.