Potato News from Fiji

Potatoes New Zealand ensures top quality potatoes for export to Fiji
August 28, 2018

Potatoes New Zealand ensures top quality potatoes for export to Fiji

Potatoes New Zealand, the industry's governing body has made a commitment to ensure the quality of potatoes imported from New Zealand by Fiji will be of top quality.
Agriculture ministry Fiji keeps pushing potato farming
March 05, 2018

Agriculture ministry Fiji keeps pushing potato farming

Villagers of the Districts of Yawe and Tavuki (in the province Kadavu, Fiji) heard that the government was promoting potato farming in a select few provinces of Fiji and that Kadavu was one of them.
Fiji potato farmers plant  locally grown seed for the first time.
July 24, 2017

This season Fiji potato farmers will plant locally grown seed for the first time

In Fiji, the Ministry of Agriculture is working closely with farmers around the country who are interested in potato farming. This year will be the first year farmers will be planting the locally obtained seeds.
It is Potato Planting Season on Fiji
May 30, 2016

It is Potato Planting Season on Fiji

On Fiji, planting season for potatoes has begun in the Western division.
Roshni Lata of Muanikoso shops for potatoes at a supermarket in Suva, Fiji. (Picture: JONACANI LALAKOBAU)
April 06, 2015

New potato varieties to improve Pacific food security

Almost 70 new varieties of potato and sweet potato will soon be available to Pacific Island countries and territories, to improve food security across the region.
The potato variety Red Pontiac (Courtesy grandtetonorganics.com)
November 30, 2014

Fiji looking to source suitable potato variety

The Ministry of Agriculture of Fiji has plans to source potato seed materials for the Red Pontiac variety from Australia as it continues its efforts to boost local production.
 Fiji
September 27, 2012

Potato harvesting season begins in Fiji

Potato harvesting has begun in the Western Division of Fiji and the government is hoping for around $1.7 million worth of potatoes.
Fiji: Potato harvest fails target
November 08, 2011

Fiji: Potato harvest fails target

Fiji Potato farmers did not reach the target for this season. There are many reasons potato farmers did not reach the estimated target for this season says Senior Agriculture Officer - Adriano Tabualevu. Tabualevu says they targeted 1330 tonnes of po...
September 07, 2011

Potato harvesting underway on Fiji

Another potato harvesting season has started this month on Fiji and will continue till the end of October. 142 farmers were engaged in planting 117 hectares and they will be harvesting about 760 tons for this year’s crop. Agriculture Director of Exte...
February 21, 2011

Potato prices on Fiji reduced

The Commerce Commission has reduced the price of Potatoes and Onions effective from last Friday.
Fiji Potato production to move to the next phase
September 18, 2010

Fiji Potato production to move to the next phase

Full scale local potato production in Fiji will become a reality in three years' time, according to permanent secretary for Agriculture Colonel Mason Smith.
August 25, 2010

Fiji produces first chips of local potatoes

Flour Mills of Fiji has processed into potato chips the first batch of potatoes that were harvested from farms in Nadarivatu.
July 11, 2010

Lack of rain threatens Fiji's new potato crop

The lack of rain in the Kavanagasau area on Fiji has affected potato farms in the area and many farmers fear losing their crops. A Kavanagasau farmer Jagar Nadan Naidu says they have requested for water pumps from the Agriculture Department.Naidu says ...
June 05, 2010

Fiji plans to grow their own potatoes

FIJI will soon be reducing the amount of potatoes imported into the country if a potato planting scheme introduced yesterday becomes successful.And chips manufacturer Flour Mills of Fiji has assured it would work closely with farmers to use the locally...
July 04, 2008

Fiji stops potato imports from New Zealand

Fiji has stopped importing potatoes from New Zealand because of a bacteria, says Quarantine director Hiagi Foraete. He said the Fiji Quarantine Department was consulting with their New Zealand bio security counterparts about the bacteria which was fou...

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