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Fiji strengthens frontline animal health workforce with para-vet training
Fiji has strengthened its frontline animal health workforce after 26 agriculture...
Joseph Guenzler 9 Sep 2026
KAPCO's Allison Dakin honoured for work with 100% Indigenous-owned pastoral company
One of the leaders at a 100 per cent Indigenous-owned beef company has been hono...
Giovanni Torre 8 Sep 2026
Vanuatu’s food security under immense pressure from climate change
Extreme weather conditions in Vanuatu attributed to a recent climate-related El...
Andrew Mathieson 31 Aug 2026
Fiji tests biocontrol agents to tackle invasive African tulip
Fiji's Ministry of Agriculture and Waterways is testing two biological control a...
Joseph Guenzler 28 Aug 2026
Indigenous women bring generations of knowledge to national agriculture stage
Long before agriculture became an industry, Indigenous women were caring for Cou...
Nicole Brown 25 Aug 2026
Fiji women’s group turns agricultural training into nursery business

A women's group in Fiji's Ra Province has turned agricultural training into a nursery business after becoming an approved supplier of vegetable and fruit seedlings to the Ministry of Agriculture, Wate...

Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu selected as operator for Rangitahi/Molesworth Station, NZ's biggest farm

Māori organisation Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu recently announced the group has been selected as the preferred operator for Rangitahi/Molesworth Station following a competitive expression of...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 4, 2026
Seed donation supports household food security in Fiji

UN Women has donated FJ$10,000 worth of seeds to support home gardening and improve food security among vulnerable households across Fiji. The seeds were handed to the Ministry of Agriculture, Waterwa...

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Rebekah Rasmussen Jul 16, 2026
Fiji targets meat imports with sheep and goat farming push

Fiji's Farmer Training on Small Ruminant Husbandry and Management has been launched to boost sheep and goat production, reduce meat imports and strengthen rural livelihoods.

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Rebekah Rasmussen Jul 10, 2026
Fiji sugarcane farmers receive new grant support

Sugarcane farmers in Fiji's Northern Division have received more than $91,000 in grant assistance as the government works to support new growers, lease renewals and the 2026 crushing season.

Female farmers drive rice production in Fiji’s north

A female-led farming cooperative in Fiji's north is looking to expand rice production after harvesting 30 tonnes and receiving a new government-backed harvester.

Rare rosella lands from hand picked to plate in 16 hours

Wild-harvested rosella picked on Larrakia Country reached acclaimed chefs at some of Australia's leading restaurants within 24 hours of harvest.

David Prestipino David Prestipino Jun 30, 2026
Remote Fiji farmers to benefit from Starlink launch

Fiji's Ministry of Agriculture, Waterways and Sugar Industry has launched Starlink internet services at Wainikoro Station in Macuata to improve support for remote farming communities.

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Rebekah Rasmussen Jun 25, 2026
Organic farming policy launched to strengthen Fiji food systems

Fiji has launched a five-year national organic farming policy aimed at increasing organically managed land, expanding export certification and creating new opportunities for smallholder farmers, women...

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Rebekah Rasmussen Jun 19, 2026
Fijian women turn farming and weaving into village income

Women in Mavua village in Nadroga, Fiji, are using farming, weaving and small village projects to build income, food security and independence.

Fiji sugarcane awards return as industry faces pressure

Fiji has revived the Prime Minister's Sugarcane Farmers' Mill Awards after four decades, recognising growers as the industry faces pressure from declining yields, rising costs, labour shortages and cl...

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Rebekah Rasmussen May 27, 2026
Fiji and Aotearoa / NZ partner to strengthen climate-resilient food systems

Fiji and Aotearoa / New Zealand have signed a new agreement to strengthen food security, farmer resilience and climate-smart agriculture across Fiji.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler May 15, 2026
'If we don't look after Country, we won't have anything' - Maaman Marra Boodja founder Clint Hansen shares traditional knowledge of the land

The TAAM project (Transformational Aboriginal Agricultural Methods) works with traditional owners and farmers in regional communities to address drought resilience, exploring ways we can improve soil...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre May 11, 2026
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