{"id":12902,"date":"2023-12-29T08:03:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-29T08:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ricenewstoday.com\/?p=12902"},"modified":"2023-12-29T12:03:40","modified_gmt":"2023-12-29T12:03:40","slug":"new-rice-harvester-to-assist-farmers-in-qelewaqa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ricenewstoday.com\/dev\/new-rice-harvester-to-assist-farmers-in-qelewaqa\/","title":{"rendered":"New rice harvester to assist farmers in Qelewaqa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>16 members of Qelewaqa Cooperative in the Macuata area will now be able to harvest rice in 2024 without challenges after receiving a rice harvester through government 1\/3 and 2\/3 assistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This has been highlighted by the president of the Qelewaqa Cooperative, Kaiyaz Khan, considering the 200 acres of rice fields that farmers have to harvest using traditional skills and methods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/ricenewstoday.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/rice-harvestor-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12903\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ricenewstoday.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/rice-harvestor-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ricenewstoday.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/rice-harvestor-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ricenewstoday.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/rice-harvestor-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ricenewstoday.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/rice-harvestor-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ricenewstoday.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/rice-harvestor.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cAt times, when rice gets mature, we just go and look for a rice harvester to help with the harvesting. At times, we don\u2019t get the rice harvesters on time. So what we members decided was that we purchase a rice harvester for us.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Khan says that with the new harvester, it will enable the farmers to harvest rice on time and also assist other farmers in the area, for which they will be charged a reasonable charge to cover the fuel cost and the operator\u2019s wages too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fbcnews.com.fj\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/farmers-in-Qelewaqa-640x360.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-600231\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Assistant Minister for Agriculture Tomasi Tunabuna has also highlighted the government\u2019s plans for the rice industry in the coming years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cWe have a lot of competition in the market. When it comes to selling our rice, one thing we should understand is that if we don\u2019t have a rice industry, we are going to import it all the time. So if we have a rice industry, we can grow our own rice. We will be relying on the importation of rice.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fbcnews.com.fj\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/farmers-in-Qelewaqa-2-640x360.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-600233\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The coalition government is also focusing on developing the agriculture sector in the Northern Division.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fbcnews.com.fj\/news\/reduction-in-fuel-and-lpg-prices\/\" class=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>16 members of Qelewaqa Cooperative in the Macuata area will now be able to harvest rice in 2024 without challenges after receiving a rice harvester through government 1\/3 and 2\/3 assistance. 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