Tui Sabeto Ratu Tevita Mataitoga says livelihoods for farmers in their community have improved after an initiative to encourage the establishment of nurseries began last month.

He said a group of farmer s with the Naboutini Sabeto Nursery have been contracted by the Ministry of Agriculture to grow and sell seedlings to the Agriculture Marketing Authority.

“Contract farming has energised the farmers in Sabeto and it has positively impacted the livelihood for farmers,” he said.

Ratu Tevita toured the nursery yesterday with officials from the AMA and Ministry of Agriculture.