Fiji agro-industrial development.
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Abstract : The findings are based on a World Bank/UNIDO Cooperative Programme Mission which visited Fiji between 5 April and 13 May 1982. The objective of the mission was to focus on the strategic aspects of how to stimulate and integrate more agroindustrial activity into Fiji's economic development programme, and secondarily, to identify specific priority investments (for further feasibility study) which would increase export earnings and reduce food imports. In pursuing these objectives, the mission concentrated on providing the Fijian Government with recommendations for a practical programme aimed at implementation, and an integrated assessment of the strategic impact on Fiji, of particular policies concerning agro-processing and related investments. An in-depth study was provided of selected agroindustrial opportunities (pineapples, ginger, fresh pawpaws, fresh mangoes, maize, onions and garlic) in order to assess their production potentials and constraints, the dynamics of demand potential, and the existing marketing and distribution systems at various levels.