FIJI: Sugar industry needs immediate injection of funds

Updated September 25, 2007 16:16:35

Fiji's sugar industry needs an immediate injection of funds if this year's planting is to remain viable. The Chairman of the Sugar Cane Growers Council, Jain Kumar says the interim government will have to pay back more than four million Fiji dollars to the Council if funds promised by the European Union continue to be withheld.

Presenter: Geraldine Coutts
Speakers: Jain Kumar, Sugar Cane Growers Council