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Sugar Fund Announces More Promotions
22 Oct 2021
For now, at least two have been identified – a disaster preparedness loan promotion, and an app for sugarcane farmers. Sugar Cane Growers Fund (SCGF) will launch more promotions in the months ahead as an incentive to engage its members. For now ...
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MoreSugar Cane Growers Fund is Positive
11 Oct 2021
On the 51st Independence Day, Sugar Cane Growers Funds (SCGF) conveys its best wishes to all the cane growers and stakeholders in the sugar industry. Pre independence lots of sacrifices had happen, when SCGF looks its formation since 1947. Similarly, ...
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MoreFund pulls through pandemic
07 Oct 2021
Despite the challenges brought about by COVID-19, the Sugar Cane Growers Fund managed to carry out its core business of providing loans to farmers, says CEO Raj Sharma. “We faced challenges mostly during the months of April and May this year when t ...
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More‘Fund lent $10 million last year’
07 Oct 2021
The Sugar Cane Growers Fund lent $10 million last year, says chief executive officer Raj Sharma. He said the COVID-19 pandemic failed to dampen growers’ commitment to developing the industry. “It was the highest ever loan approvals recorded by th ...
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More$29.6m loans – Fund signs up for mobile wallet platform
07 Oct 2021
The Sugar Cane Growers Fund (SCGF) has 10,568 loan accounts valued $29.6 million (at August 31, 2021) which is 58 per cent of the market share of the cane farm loan portfolio, says fund chief executive officer Raj Sharma. Mr Sharma said there were ab ...
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MoreSCGF Going Online
07 Oct 2021
Canefarmers will soon have online access to their Sugar Cane Growers Fund accounts with the introduction of a new portal next month, says chief executive officer Raj Sharma. He said the MySCGF app would save farmers valuable time by enabling them to ...
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MoreSCGF Signs For Digicel “MyCash Wallet”
29 Sep 2021
Digicel Fiji announced a new partnership with the Sugar Cane Growers Fund (SCGF) where beneficiaries will be able to access loan disbursements and receive financial assistance through the MyCash mobile wallet.This partnership allows beneficiaries wit ...
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MoreSCGF Committed for the Growers & Industry
25 Aug 2021
Agriculture continues to play significant role in Fiji’s economy and the recent Fiji Agriculture Census Report 2020 released by Ministry for Agriculture provides various impressive and fact finding figures such as: Majority (85.6%) are male and 14. ...
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MoreStronger and bold budget: SCGF
21 Jul 2021
The continued support for the sugar industry in the 2021-22 National Budget is appreciated during this difficult time says the Sugarcane Growers Fund. Chief Executive, Raj Sharma says the guaranteed price of $85 for 2021 and this season has gone well ...
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MoreSCGF Staff Vaccinated; Encourages Others
13 Jul 2021
With 100 per cent of its staff vaccinated with the first jab of AstraZeneca vaccine, Sugar Cane Growers Fund (SCGF) is encouraging farmers to follow suit. SCGF chief executive officer With 100 per cent of its staff vaccinated with the first jab of As ...
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