Recent News

LAUTOKA-based Foundation for Rural Integrated Enterprises and Development (FRIEND) has called on the Ministry of Agriculture to ban the use of a pesticide which could be harmful to farmers and consumers.

April 8, 2015

Ban weedicide

LAUTOKA-based Foundation for Rural Integrated Enterprises and Development (FRIEND) has called on the Ministry of Agriculture to ban the use of a pesticide which could be […]
April 7, 2015

World Health Day Theme: Food Safety – Farm to Table

Food safety is each ones responsibility, including that of our farmers as we mark the World Health Day today and it is important that farmers and […]
March 24, 2015

FRIEND Develops New Products

A growing local non-government organisation (NGO) is developing a new line of value-added products with the help of local farmers. The Foundation for Rural Integrated Enterprises […]
February 6, 2015

Focus on organic farming

A GROUP of eight farmers have been taught natural farming techniques in order to promote organic farming and sustainable agricultural methods.