PERMANENT Secretary for the Office of the Prime Minister, Sugar Industry and Immigration, Yogesh Karan has signed a new grant for its Farmers Assistance Scheme.
The Ministry of Sugar Industry will now meet the cost of lease acquisition – the amount stated in the offer letter from the I Taukei Land Trust Board and Ministry of Lands.
It will also assist in establishing farms by providing free fertilizer and weedicides for a maximum of five acres of land in the first year only.