Lates Update from Fijitimes Online says as follows:
" A CONSULTANT from India has recommended that all native land in Fiji be dereserved.
The consultant Dr M Krishnamurthi who has been appointed Sugar research Institute of Fiji Board of Director's wrote the report commissioned the by interim Finance and Sugar Minister Mahendra Chaudhry.
It also recommends that 4 hectare farms are uneconomical and that lost of 40 - 400 hectare farms are more viable.
It also recommends that all investments on the farms be carried out by the lessee while the lease periods be at a minimum of 75 years.
Dr Krishnamurthi of Sugarcane Production research and Management Services a company formed in India to fulfill the vacuum in crop production technologies in India and most Asian countries.
Questions have been sent to Mr Chaudhry on the matter of native land derservation."
" A CONSULTANT from India has recommended that all native land in Fiji be dereserved.
The consultant Dr M Krishnamurthi who has been appointed Sugar research Institute of Fiji Board of Director's wrote the report commissioned the by interim Finance and Sugar Minister Mahendra Chaudhry.
It also recommends that 4 hectare farms are uneconomical and that lost of 40 - 400 hectare farms are more viable.
It also recommends that all investments on the farms be carried out by the lessee while the lease periods be at a minimum of 75 years.
Dr Krishnamurthi of Sugarcane Production research and Management Services a company formed in India to fulfill the vacuum in crop production technologies in India and most Asian countries.
Questions have been sent to Mr Chaudhry on the matter of native land derservation."
We are indeed treading on very dangerous ground. MPC said on lasts nights TV interview that landowners and all stakeholders would be consulted on the matter. The ball is quickly shifting courts. How this will all work out will be another matter. What if the landowners disagree? Will they be forced to comply ast the Charter tries to legislate policies concerning the land?
I percieve a very thrilling drama unfolding. The climax is coming up ahead.stay tuned!
