Photo: 123rf.com Fiji rice farmers called on to improve production Fiji rice farmers have been called on by the government to double production over the next 12 months. About 140 farmers in three rice farming co-operatives in the Northern Division have this week received rice harvesters from the Ministry of Agriculture. At the handover ceremony the Agriculture Minister Mahendra Reddy told the farmers there is "there is a massive potential for rice production in your areas." He said there is a lot of land lying idle that could be planted, helping to reduce the hefty bill Fiji faces for importing rice.