24 JULY 2013
FIJI has been chosen to pilot a climate adaptation agriculture project, which if successful could be mirrored in other parts of the Pacific.
The Pacific Breadfruit Project that began in the Western Division earlier this month is seen as the answer to addressing the expected global decrease of overall rice production in tropical countries because of climate change.
According to the first collaborating corporate bodies piloting the project, Natures Way Ltd and Kokosiga Company, the first breadfruit orchards would be established in Nadi.
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Source: The Fiji Times