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augustus 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.
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Potato planting on Fiji: Farmer Vikram Chand on his farm in Tuva, Nadroga (Courtesy: Litia Tikomailepanoni / Fijisun; 2017)
maart 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.
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Fiji's Ministry of Agriculture keeps working closely with potato farmers in an effort to reduce the need to import seed potatoes.
juli 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.
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On Fiji, planting season for potatoes has begun in the Western division.
mei 30, 2016
It is Potato Planting Season on Fiji
On Fiji, planting season for potatoes has begun in the Western division.
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New potato varieties to improve Pacific food security
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.
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Fiji looking to source suitable potato variety
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.
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Potato harvesting season begins in 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.
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European potato field. Courtesy: European Potato Processors’ Association (EUPPA)
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...
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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...
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Potatoes in the field
februari 21, 2011
Potato prices on Fiji reduced
The Commerce Commission has reduced the price of Potatoes and Onions effective from last Friday.
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Newly harvested potatoes
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.
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augustus 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.
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juli 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 ...
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juni 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...
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juli 04, 2008
Fiji stops potato imports from New Zealand
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