State of art Greenhouse to provide a consistent supply of seeds

A new state of the art greenhouse will soon be established at the Ministry of Agriculture’s Koronivia Research Station to enhance food security preparedness through a stable and accessible supply chain for seeds and planting material in Fiji.

It is a bio-secured climate-controlled greenhouse facility to increase productivity of Government’s central crop nursery, promote multiplication, adaptive crops and to secure the supply chain for seedlings throughout the country at all times.

According to the Ministry of Agriculture, it is estimated that cyclones and flood losses also translate into an average of 25,700 people being pushed into poverty every year in Fiji.

The Ministry says with over 70 percent of Fiji’s agricultural households being reliant on subsistence agriculture, Government crop nurseries are, and will continue to be a vital repository and a supplier of crop material.

The project has been made possible through partnership between the Ministry of Agriculture and the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives, with total project expected to cost over FJD$339,272 and will be completed over 8 months.