British Expert Praises CSR
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Farms in Fiji
SPEAKING of agriculture in Fiji recently, Sir Geoffrey Clay, Agricultural Adviser to the Secretary of State for the Colonies, said that he was most favourably impressed with the system of over all management of small-scale farms operating in the sugar in dustry. He noted that such farms, under the overall management of the Colonial Sugar Refining Co., were noticeably superior to un organised, subsistence peasant farming.
Sir Geoffrey said that he was also impressed with the Colony’s still untouched reserves of land and labour which, properly used, could increase greatly, both in volume and variety, the wealth of agri cultural production of the Colony.
He felt that eventually, individual members of the indigenous people of the Colony would develop as large-scale operators in the fields of agriculture and commerce.
Sir Geoffrey was speaking at the opening of the Koronivia Farm In stitute, which aims to train Fijians as Department of Agriculture field staff.
It is expected that the Institute will also provide refresher courses during vacation periods, and short courses for others interested in Fiji agriculture.