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Fijian women turn farming and weaving into village income
Women in Mavua village in Nadroga, Fiji, are using farming, weaving and small vi...
Rebekah Rasmussen 5 Jun 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 s...
Joseph Guenzler 15 May 2026
Fiji hosts regional push for climate-smart Pacific food systems
Fiji is hosting regional agriculture and food systems workshops in Nadi as Pacif...
Rebekah Rasmussen 7 May 2026
Fiji advances organic farming policy to strengthen food security
The Fiji Government is advancing a new national organic farming policy as part o...
Rebekah Rasmussen 1 May 2026
Fiji launches farm recovery and home gardening push after Tropical Cyclone Vaianu
The Fiji Government has launched a farm recovery program and home gardening init...
Rebekah Rasmussen 21 Apr 2026
Working Group aims to support fuel, energy and food security in remote Indigenous communities

A working group on fuel, energy and food security in remote Indigenous communities has been formed between the Federal Government, the Coalition of Peaks, and other First Nations groups.

Callan Morse Callan Morse Apr 21, 2026
Commonwealth to slash fuel excise in half to bring down transport costs

The federal government has cut the fuel excise in half for three months in a move which should save motorists 26 cents a litre, delivering some relief to remote and regional communities that have been...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Mar 30, 2026
Indigenous leaders join call for increased Remote Area Allowance in face of fuel crisis

The Aboriginal Peak Organisations of the Northern Territory (APO NT) and Aboriginal Housing NT have joined the Central Land Council in calling for an urgent increase to the Remote Area Allowance in th...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Mar 26, 2026
Partnership supports First Nations nutrition workforce in remote North Queensland communities

Community Enterprise Queensland (CEQ) and Arnhem Land Progress Aboriginal Corporation (ALPA) have formalised a partnership to deliver the Good Food People program across remote communities in North Qu...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Mar 13, 2026
Experienced trio beef up Outback Stores impact

Three experienced directors have been appointed to the board of Outback Stores, the Commonwealth-owned company providing remote communities access to cheaper groceries and staple household items.

David Prestipino David Prestipino Mar 6, 2026
New freezer truck to cut post-harvest losses for Fiji farmers

Fiji's Ministry of Agriculture, Waterways and Sugar Industry has commissioned a new freezer truck for the Agricultural Marketing Authority in Nausori to strengthen cold chain logistics and cut post-ha...

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Rebekah Rasmussen Feb 12, 2026
Fiji Government launches National Women in Agriculture Symposium plans

Fiji has launched national preparations for the National Women in Agriculture Symposium, signalling a renewed focus on women's economic empowerment across the country's primary industries.

Groote Aqua Aboriginal Corporation and Charles Darwin University collaborate on new project to grow Indigenous aquaculture

An Australian island's efforts to improve food security and transition into a blue economy will be bolstered by a new project to propagate a nutritious and increasingly popular fish.

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Feb 2, 2026
Women-led cooperative benefits from solar freezers on Druadrua Island

Women in Delaivadra Village on Druadrua Island in Macuata, Fiji are saving up to $50 a week following the installation of solar freezers in their community.

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Rebekah Rasmussen Jan 31, 2026
Fiji receives million dollar machinery boost for livestock feed

Fiji's Ministry of Agriculture and Waterways has received agricultural machinery worth $1 million FJD from the Government of the Republic of Korea to support livestock feed production and resilience.

Rice imports climb as Fiji looks to rebuild local production

Fiji's rising rice imports have renewed pressure to strengthen domestic production, with the crop remaining central to household diets, community livelihoods and national food security.

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Rebekah Rasmussen Dec 23, 2025
Framework would leverage thriving Indigenous social enterprises

With consumers increasingly valuing the social impact of the companies with which they engage, new data shows the Indigenous business sector leading the way in Western Australia.

David Prestipino David Prestipino Dec 2, 2025
Fiji launches regional Juncao Workshop to drive climate-smart agriculture

Fiji has strengthened its commitment to climate-smart agriculture and regional collaboration with the opening of the Regional Workshop on 'Juncao Industry Development: Poverty Alleviation, Climate Cha...

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Rebekah Rasmussen Nov 25, 2025
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