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Boosting Fiji’S Banana
FIJI’S January hurricane may, in the long term, bring lasting good ta the Colony’s banana industry.
Since the hurricane the job of re habilitating Fiji’s banana lands has been tackled enthusiastically by Fijian growers and the Department of Agri culture. In many places the old ban ana groves which just grew to no ap parent plan have been replaced regular plantations laid out in straight lines which facilitate cultivation.!
Much weeding and pruning has gone on in other places and it is hoped that small shipments will be possible by August or September and that by/ next year the plantations will b© producing more bananas than ever— some optimists hope that exports? will reach 400,000 cases next year.: