Rainima Urges Agriculture Staff: Prepare For The Cyclone Season

“This is the most important time for us, working out ways to save the people, their livestock, food security and infrastructure.”

Tuesday 22 November 2022 | 16:00

Shratika Naidu

Senior Journalist

Ministry of Agriculture staff with Commissioner Northern Uraia Rainima (sitting-middle) during the disaster management response workshop at Galaxy Hotel and Apartments in Labasa on November 18, 2022. Photo: Shratika Naidu

Commissioner Northern Uraia Rainima has advised the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) staff to take a holistic approach and help people to start preparing for the cyclone season.

He said so many natural disasters had struck Fiji in the past and by now the staff should be well versed with how to prepare an Initial Damage Assessment (IDA) and Detailed Damage Assessment (DDA).

“What are you doing with those reports. Are we waiting for the next cyclone?” Mr Rainima asked participants during the disaster management response workshop at Galaxy Hotel and Apartments in Labasa.