Sugar Cane Growers Council

Labasa Mill Closes on November 12
NATION, SUNBIZ

Labasa Mill Closes on November 12

“The last day for Labasa harvesting is confirmed as November 11, and the mill’s closing date, which has been com...

Cane Growers Council Expects An Optimistic 2021 Harvesting Season
SUNBIZ

Cane Growers Council Expects An Optimistic 2021 Harvesting Season

Sugar Cane Growers Council (SCGC) expects an optimistic 2021 harvesting season. Council chief executive officer Vima...

Crushing At Labasa Sugar Mill Slow: Vimal Dutt
SUNBIZ

Crushing At Labasa Sugar Mill Slow: Vimal Dutt

The Sugar Cane Growers Council (SCGC) is encouraging growers to commence cane harvesting especially in Labasa. Counc...

Cane Growers Encouraged To Register For FijiCare Insurance
SUNBIZ

Cane Growers Encouraged To Register For FijiCare Insurance

Sugar Cane Growers Council is encouraging cane growers to register themselves for the Micro Bundled Insurance offere...

Let’s Go Local: Nature Lover Reshmi- From Colo-i-Suva to Garden Isles
SUNBIZ

Let’s Go Local: Nature Lover Reshmi- From Colo-i-Suva to Garden Isles

Ms Kumari is the director policy, planning and research at the Ministry of Sugar Industry, at Government Buildings.

Cane Council Has First Female Chair
SUNBIZ

Cane Council Has First Female Chair

She holds positions of increasing responsibility and complexity as director for policy, planning and research at the...

Rehabilitation Loan Package Activated
SUNBIZ

Rehabilitation Loan Package Activated

The Sugar Cane Growers Fund (SCGF) has activated the Special TC Yasa Disaster Rehabilitation Loan Package for affect...

Bogus Agents Target Cane Farmers
SUNBIZ

Bogus Agents Target Cane Farmers

The Council want cane growers to be aware that these fake agents make phone call requests demanding the growers pay ...

Lautoka Sugar Mill Expected To Gain Momentum
SUNBIZ

Lautoka Sugar Mill Expected To Gain Momentum

The Lautoka mill began crushing three weeks after its scheduled date following damage to a Forced Draft fan blade wh...

Laid Off Workers Urged To Join Sugar Industry As Cane Cutters
SUNBIZ

Laid Off Workers Urged To Join Sugar Industry As Cane Cutters

“Well employment is right here in the cane fields – hard work but at least you earn money.”

COVID-19: Cane Growers Urged To Plan Expenses
SUNBIZ

COVID-19: Cane Growers Urged To Plan Expenses

This request from the Acting chief executive officer of the Sugar Cane Growers Council Sunil Deo Chaudhary followed ...

Chetty Retires After 26 Years At The Helm Of Sugar Cane Growers Council
SUNBIZ

Chetty Retires After 26 Years At The Helm Of Sugar Cane Growers Council

Mr Chetty said he truly enjoyed working for SCGC for the past 26 years in different positions and as the CEO for the...

Cane Farmers Urged To Watch Farms
SUNBIZ

Cane Farmers Urged To Watch Farms

The Western division have been having rain frequently over the past two to three months and it’s heavy at times.

Sugar Cane Growers Fund Approves Over $2 Million In Loans
SUNBIZ

Sugar Cane Growers Fund Approves Over $2 Million In Loans

"The Sugar Cane Grow­ers Fund (SCGF) has already approved close to $2.515 million in loans to sugarcane farmers sin...

National Sugar Policy Consultation Begins In Labasa
SUNBIZ

National Sugar Policy Consultation Begins In Labasa

The national sugar sector policy consultation will begin around the Labasa cane belt areas in today. Sugar Cane Grow...

Sugarcane Growers Consultation In Labasa Postponed
SUNBIZ

Sugarcane Growers Consultation In Labasa Postponed

  The sugarcane growers consultation on national sugar industry policy which was planned to begin today in Laba...

60,000 Tons Cane To Be Harvested In Labasa
SUNBIZ

60,000 Tons Cane To Be Harvested In Labasa

About 60,000 tonnes of cane are yet to be harvested and delivered to Fiji Sugar Corporations (FSC) Labasa mill. This...

Sugar Cane Growers Fund Opens In Seaqaqa
SUNBIZ

Sugar Cane Growers Fund Opens In Seaqaqa

Yesterday marked an important day for the sugarcane farmers in Seaqaqa as the Sugar Cane Growers Fund officially ope...

Sami Is New General Secretary Of NFP
NEWS

Sami Is New General Secretary Of NFP

Former chief executive officer of the Sugar Cane Growers Council Jagannath Sami is the new general secretary of the ...

Ex-MP: Cane belt resolution easy  if parties knew governing laws
NEWS

Ex-MP: Cane belt resolution easy if parties knew governing laws

Problems and disputes within the sugar belts could easily be solved if the sector councillors and Fiji Sugar Corpora...

‘Do not alter Sugar Tribunal’
SUNBIZ

‘Do not alter Sugar Tribunal’

  Farmers in Sigatoka have proposed to the Standing Committee on Economic Affairs for The Sugar Industrial Trib...

Concerns Over Continuous Rain Affecting Sugarcane Germination
SUNBIZ

Concerns Over Continuous Rain Affecting Sugarcane Germination

National Farmers Union president Surendra Lal said continuous rain can affect the germination process of sugarcane. ...

New increased price agreed for cartage of sugar from Ra to Ba
SUNBIZ

New increased price agreed for cartage of sugar from Ra to Ba

Additional $14 per tonne to be paid for carting cane to Lautoka should there be a breakdown in Rarawai   Govern...

Farmers Feedback Positive, Says Chetty
NEWS

Farmers Feedback Positive, Says Chetty

The Sugar Cane Growers Council has had positive feedbacks from the cane growers during the Prime Minister’s consul...

PM Announces $2/Tonne Advance Payment For All Cane Farmers
SUNBIZ

PM Announces $2/Tonne Advance Payment For All Cane Farmers

  The Fiji Sugar Corporation (FSC) will be making an advance payment of $2 per tonne to all cane farmers tomorr...

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