‘Sugar industry remains a major foreign exchange earner’

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South Pacific Fertiliser rep Desmond Kumar addresses farmers at Votualevu College this morning. Picture: SHAYAL DEVI

THE sugar industry remains one of three major sectors that brings in foreign exchange earnings into the country, says Lands Minister Ashneel Sudhakar.

A team from the Lands and Sugar Ministries accompanied by stakeholders are in Votualevu, Nadi, this morning for another round of consultations on the National Sugar Industry Policy.

Mr Sudhakar said with the amount of people dependent on the industry, Government would not give up on the industry.

He said the country produced about 1.7million tonnes of cane and there was scope for further growth in the coming years.

About 40 farmers from Votualevu and neighbouring sectors are at the meeting.

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