The Ministry’s Principal Research Officer Horticulture, Shalendra Prasad, says the demand for potatoes in the current market is high. “The seeds we have bought from Australia were about FJD $90,000, taking into consideration the shipment and clearing. So finally, the seeds have arrived in the country and farmers are being given the opportunity to once again plant potatoes in this season."

"Potato is an easy crop and there’s lot of farmers who wants to plant and try the local potatoes-there’s also a lot of demand in the market for potatoes so the interest is there and farmers are being selected carefully by our extension division so we want to make this program a success.”

Growers are being urged to look after their crops properly by providing proper husbandry and crop management.

Source: Fiji Broadcasting Corporation/potatopro.com