AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoSugar and Water: El Niño-driven dry conditions threaten Fiji’s water supplies and crops. The Fiji Sugar Corporation is using drones and satellite data to spot sugarcane stress and improve production forecasts. Small Business: ADB financing and support could help Fiji’s smaller businesses overcome barriers to growth, including limited access to capital. Aviation and Energy: Fiji Airports is keeping in touch with fuel suppliers while tightening spending and starting work on a 3.25-megawatt solar farm at Nadi, due by 2029. Infrastructure Investment: Fiji is advancing plans for a $792 million shipbuilding and repair facility in Lautoka. Separately, Sri Lanka’s Vidullanka won a US$1.35 million contract to build a 100-kilowatt hydropower plant at Buca Village. Agriculture: A new $125,000 excavator investment is expected to help a Naitasiri cooperative develop mataqali land for farming and generate income.
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