Boost for banana industry
A team lead by Agriculture Minister, Colonel Inia Seruiratu met with Dr Fabio who is also the Director General of the Sitio Barrerias Company from Brazil, to discuss ways of increasing the production of banana.
In his presentation, Dr Fabio said that Fiji has very rich soil for banana planting and has the potential to supply to markets around the region.
He added that it is cheap to grow bananas here through organic farming because of the fertile soil and the lower costs of irrigation, drainage work and spraying.
A ministerial team including Dr Fabio visited Banana producing areas in Tailevu, Sigatoka as well as local markets and supermarkets to view the productivity and quality of local bananas sold in markets.
Source: www.fbc.com.fj