Apenisa Waqairadovu 
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Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says addressing expiring agricultural leases will be critical to securing the future of Fiji’s sugar industry.
Rabuka says some 30-year agricultural leases are nearing expiry, raising questions about the future use of cane-growing land.
He says resolving the issue will require a joint effort between Government, the Ministry of iTaukei Affairs, the iTaukei Land Trust Board and the sugar industry.
The Prime Minister says long-term planning is needed to ensure farmers have the land security required to increase sugar production.
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