🌾 Growing More, Spending Less – 2025/26 Budget Highlights for Farmers & Rural Communities
The government is stepping up efforts to increase food production locally—focusing on rice and fruit, vital to our health and economy.
💼 Funding Allocated:
- $2.7 million to boost:
- Rice farming
- Rice research
- Irrigation schemes in key areas
➤ Ongoing support through the Rural Rice Programme, inviting more rural families to join
🍍 Fruit Farming Gets a Lift:
- $97,000 for the new National Fruit Orchard Programme
➤ Establish new commercial orchards
➤ Upgrade existing fruit farms
🎯 The Goal:
Grow more food locally, cut down on costly imports, and nourish Fijian families with fresh, homegrown produce.
🌱 Let’s keep planting, harvesting, and growing—together.
