The Grace Road Food Company Limited is waiting for the offer letter from the i-Taukei Land Trust Board after a Memorandum of Understanding was signed with Mataqali Tacilevu of Matacaucau village in Tailevu.
Director Daniel Kim says they want to develop 300 acres of land to grow rice, vegetables and fruits.
Speaking on behalf of Mataqali Tacilevu, Nemani Seru says once the land is surveyed and the land lease is approved, the land preparation will take five months to complete.
Seru says since the piece of land is outside of the reserve, the leader of the landowning unit will sign the consent on behalf of the members after the consultation.
He says part of the MOU condition is to offer members of the Mataqali job opportunity and provide assistance to the members in planting rice and other crops in their own piece of land.
The Grace Road Food Company Limited’s effort is to reach the government vision of self-sufficiency in rice production by 2020.
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