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Championing food security as well as supporting healthy eating habits have raised the profile of farmers in the country and are the reasons why 25-year old Rishi Goundar of Raiwaqa, Navua, has taken up farmin

The first-ever familiarisation visit to Fiji by non-resident Ambassadors and High Commissioners has become a gateway to solicit stronger global partnership for Fiji’s commitment in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

It was an opportunity for the drillers from the Mineral Resource Department to participate and be trained on the usage of the newly purchased MI3 Drill Rig for the Ministry.

“When I visited Fiji in 2010, I saw that there were many people in need of wheelchairs.” Mr Singh

After close to 50 years, clean water has reached the villagers of Sawakasa in Tailevu and it is a development for the ages.

There is no substitute for hard work and man has to continue to work harder everyday whether it is on a farm or a career in whatever path one chooses.

Women have the potential to be conduits of development and we must utilise this to move our communities forward.

With Fijians working towards completely phasing out the single-use plastic bags, Weta Coffee has taken “the bull by the horns” and implemented a "no plastics" policy within their business.

“Gone are the days where we use lanterns and candles as a source of light, our children will no longer have to study in the dark under lanterns. It’s a great opportunity for our children to be part of the new development.”

Mr Pratap knew ‘change’ was undeniably crucial at this point, so he sought out to turn his subsistence farming into a commercial one, investing in sheer hard work, dedication and commitment to what later transpired into Janson’s Poultry Limited.