For 40-year-old Eliki Kenivale, there are no regrets resigning from the national airline 10 years ago to pursue his dream of being a farmer.
Mr Kenivale, originally from Nakorotubu in Ra, grew up in a farming community, however, his education made him pursue a white collar job.
“I graduated with an advanced diploma in Business Accounting and moved to Nadi where I started working in the finance section of the national airline in 2002,” he said.
Mr Kenivale said in 2013, he purchased a 15-acre farm at Qeleloa, Nadi, where he is currently growing sugarcane.
“I was brought up in a village, my whole life is on the farm so cultivating land, driving a tractor is also my hobby.”
According to Mr Kenivale, he had always wanted to be his own boss which made him leave his white collar job.
“If I had continued working on for the airline, I would not have bought this farm and initially, I had no idea about sugarcane farming but if you put your heart into something, one will get through.”
Educating his children was one of his top priorities to prepare them for what lay ahead in life.
He lives in Qeleloa, Nadi with his wife and four children.
