Fiji’s Ministry for Agriculture urged sugarcane farmers to help improve the country’s rice sector by devoting half a hectare of their land to rice.
The government estimated that rice cultivation on about 10,000 hectares of land twice a year will help contribute to self-sufficiency in rice.
Currently, only around 3,000 hectares of Fiji’s land is under rice cultivation.
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