sugar industry

China Donates 720 Tons Of Ammonium Sulphate To SPF Office
Business, SUNBIZ

China Donates 720 Tons Of Ammonium Sulphate To SPF Office

The ammonium sulphate will allow SPFL to blend and produce 1112 metric tons of Blend C fertilizer.

Sugar Institute: How The Weather Influences Yield
SUNBIZ

Sugar Institute: How The Weather Influences Yield

To improve sugarcane productivity, climate information related to rainfall is needed such as the beginning of the ra...

$53k Access Road To Benefit 50 Farmers
SUNBIZ

$53k Access Road To Benefit 50 Farmers

Close to 50 cane growers in the Drasa Nalelemomo community of Nadi would benefit from the new funded cane access roa...

George Shiu Raj Tells: Why I’ve Invested Millions In Sugar
SUNBIZ

George Shiu Raj Tells: Why I’ve Invested Millions In Sugar

Rakiraki businessman George Shiu Raj is happy that what he had invested in the sugar industry had been dedicated to ...

Tourism, A Backup For Sugar Industry In Labasa, Says Local Hotelier
NEWS

Tourism, A Backup For Sugar Industry In Labasa, Says Local Hotelier

“We need to prepare so that when all this is over it will generate revenue equivalent to the revenue generated by ...

PM Reveals How Much Sugar Industry Has Lost To Five Cyclones Since 2016
NEWS

PM Reveals How Much Sugar Industry Has Lost To Five Cyclones Since 2016

As we are all aware, this is a tough time for cane growing. Our climate is changing and that has had serious impacts...

Investing $4.3M In Ra Cane: Shiu Raj
SUNBIZ

Investing $4.3M In Ra Cane: Shiu Raj

Mr Shiu Raj said he would dedicate the new cane harvester solely to cane farmers of Nanuku in Ra.

Tabuya Promotes Industrial Hemp
NEWS

Tabuya Promotes Industrial Hemp

“I first came across the innovative idea of industrial hemp replacing sugar after an ADB study recommended it as a...

Salina’s Determination And Sweet Success
Careers

Salina’s Determination And Sweet Success

This 37-year-old mother of four from Dreketi, an outpost which marks the Macuata border on Vanua Levu, had no prior ...

Vanuatu Cane Cutters Group: Thank You Fiji
NATION

Vanuatu Cane Cutters Group: Thank You Fiji

The men are being paid $20 per tonne and were being billeted in a house built by a farmer in the area. A further 120...

Vanuatu Cane Cutters Hired, Arrive Today
SUNBIZ

Vanuatu Cane Cutters Hired, Arrive Today

Director Sugar Sanjay Kumar said this was a pilot project and they could be sent to areas in Ba.

Sugar Industry Heading In Right Direction, Let’s Protect It
Analysis

Sugar Industry Heading In Right Direction, Let’s Protect It

We have invested a lot in it. This is not the time for grandstanding to achieve cheap political gains

EDITORIAL: Sugar Industry Here To Stay
Sunvoice

EDITORIAL: Sugar Industry Here To Stay

The sugar industry, whether we like it or not, will always remain close to the heart of our economy. The livelihood ...

Sugar Industry Consultations  Begin Next Week
SUNBIZ

Sugar Industry Consultations Begin Next Week

Sugar industry stakeholders will begin consultations with cane farmers beginning next week in Rakiraki. The stakehol...

Mohan Outlines Plans For Sugar Industry For 2018-2023
NEWS

Mohan Outlines Plans For Sugar Industry For 2018-2023

The chairperson of the Fiji Sugar Corporation Vishnu Mohan yesterday outlined the industry’s five-year plan for 20...

Editorial: Bright days Ahead of the Sugar industry
Sunvoice

Editorial: Bright days Ahead of the Sugar industry

One million tonnes of sugar cane has been crushed to date this year. Prime Minister and Minister for Sugar, Voreqe B...

Editorial: Changes Indicate Better Days are Coming in Sugar Industry
Sunvoice

Editorial: Changes Indicate Better Days are Coming in Sugar Industry

The $10 million subsidy for cane farmers announced by Acting Prime Minister Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum yesterday is a great...

Fourth Cane Payment On May 19
NEWS

Fourth Cane Payment On May 19

The fourth cane payment for farmers will be made on May 19. Fiji Sugar Corporation chief executive Graham Clark said...

Look Beyond Criticisms, Gucake  Tells Sugar Industry Stakeholders
SUNBIZ

Look Beyond Criticisms, Gucake Tells Sugar Industry Stakeholders

Sugar industry stakeholders were advised to look beyond the criticisms against them and try to see whether it has an...

PM: Sugar Would Be Sustainable
NATION

PM: Sugar Would Be Sustainable

Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says that sugar would be a sustainable industry. “Our sugar cane industry is her...

FSC Chief Operating Officer Not New To Sugar Industry
SUNBIZ

FSC Chief Operating Officer Not New To Sugar Industry

The Fiji Sugar Corporation has announced the appointment of Navin Chandra as its new Chief officer. The announcement...

Permit For Sugar Dialogue Issued
NEWS

Permit For Sugar Dialogue Issued

The Fiji Police Force issued a permit yesterday for holding the “Dialogue on Fiji’s Sugar Industry” The “Dia...

Terms of Trade For September Quarter 2015
SUNBIZ

Terms of Trade For September Quarter 2015

The Terms of Trade is a ratio of two price indexes which are export prices and import prices.  It measures the amou...

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