The National Agricultural Show serves as a way of showing what the sector does in all forms, says Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Waterways Tomasi Tunabuna.
“Promoting agriculture is important as we will be able to make a stable source of living, not only on land, but also marine life,” Mr Tunabuna said.
“This must also be done in partnership with other government ministries and stakeholders who benefit from the agriculture sector.”
Mr Tunabuna said while Fiji has depended on the sugar industry in previous years for export earnings, it was encouraging to see the diversification into other crops.
He said more could have been done rather than over relying on a single industry like tourism.
Mr Tunabuna said the ministry would be looking at ways to improve the involvement of individuals in the industry, which include training and strengthening areas that could maintain productivity for income and food security.
He added sustainable management systems have become a key area of concern that the ministry hopes to work on and diversify ways that have not been fully utilised.
The minister said one way to address these issues was to bring people together to showcase what they are involved in, adding it would strengthen interdependence in food production systems.
