“Such collaboration is what has conferred advantages to primary industries in the neighbouring developed countries,” Professor Iji said.
Academics and research students from FNU presented their research findings at the Regional Agriculture and Forestry Symposium this year.
Academics and research students from the Fiji National University (FNU) had presented their research findings and sectoral analyses during the Regional Agriculture and Forestry Symposium.
Symposium
The symposium was held at the Radisson Blu in Nadi on 7-8 March 2023, organised by the Fiji Institute of Agricultural Sciences.
FNU was a proud sponsor of the event, with the Pro-Vice-Chancellor Research and Innovation (PVC R&I), Professor Roland De Marco and College of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (CAFF) Dean, Professor Paul Iji respectively delivered remarks and a paper at the two-day meet.
Research students and staff of the University also presented on issues related to sugar, dairy and coconut industries, soil science and livestock production, and agroforestry, to name a few.
PVC R&I, Professor Roland De Marco, addressed key issues pertaining to the agriculture and forestry sectors in Fiji and the Pacific Islands region.
CAFF Dean, Professor Paul Iji said the symposium provided a platform for regional partners to gather and discuss issues and innovation for the agriculture and forestry industries.
Professor Iji congratulated Fiji for hosting the Pacific Week for Agriculture and Forestry, following two previous successful events in Vanuatu and Samoa.
He encouraged the ministries to work closely with the universities and other research institutes in the region, in order for producers to rapidly adopt and commercialise research findings.
“Such collaboration is what has conferred advantages to primary industries in the neighbouring developed countries,” Professor Iji said.
Over the two days of the symposium, FNU researchers presented on topics ranging from invasive animal species to the current state of the Fijian sugar, dairy and coconut industries.
Other presentations had examined the micronutrient levels of soils in Vanua Levu; the physicochemical conditions of soils in home gardens; alternative feed resources for pigs and poultry, and the use of some invasive alien species for animal feeding.
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