Press Release
Special Loan To Farmers For Their Children’s Education
14 Jan 2021
As of yesterday (Monday), we have received 480 applications valued at $423,750: Fund’s chief executive officer The Sugar Cane Growers Fund is providing a special loan to all cane farmers in Fiji who need assistance for their children’s education. ...
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MoreFamily Of Cyclone Casualty Receive $2000 From Micro Insurance Scheme
10 Jan 2021
$1.8 million The amount paid out by the Sugar Growers Fund on behalf of the farmers in the last three years Roop Lata whose husband died during Tropical Cyclone Yasa, has received $2000 under the Sugar Cane Growers Fund’s microinsurance scheme. The ...
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MoreSCGF Board Approves Reduction of Loan Interest Rate
06 Jan 2021
The Sugar Cane Growers Fund Board has reduced the interest rate for loan package from six to four percent for this year alone. SCGF Board Chief Executive, Raj Sharma says 265 loan applications valued at $239,000 have been approved as of yesterday.
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More165 Cane Farmers Assisted Under Loan Package
06 Jan 2021
Over 160 cane farmers in TC Yasa affected areas have been assisted through the Disaster Rehabilitation Loan Package offered by the Sugar Cane Growers Fund. Fund Chief Executive, Raj Sharma says the package was activated a few days after the category ...
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MoreSCGF Activates Disaster Rehabilitation Loan Package
23 Dec 2020
Sugar cane growers affected by Tropical Cyclone Yasa in the Northern Division will be able to access the Disaster Rehabilitation Loan Package offered by the Sugar Cane Growers Fund. The SCGF has activated the TC Yasa Rehabilitation Loan Package effec ...
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MoreBundled insurance scheme benefits Ganeshwa
19 Oct 2020
74-year-old sugarcane farmer from Ba who lost his three-bedroom home in a fire will soon be able to build a new house. Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama today handed over the bundled insurance scheme payment from Fiji Care to Ganeshwa of Natunu ...
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MorePM hands over $300k of grant for Cane Farmers Insurance..
19 Oct 2020
Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama today handed over the grant agreement of more than $300, 000 to the Sugarcane Growers Fund to fully cover the sugarcane farmers’ premium for their bundled insurance for the last six months of this year.
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MoreNew Chair For Sugar Cane Growers Fund
21 Sep 2020
The Prime Minister and Minister for Sugar Industry Voreqe Bainimarama has appointed Uday Sen as the chairman of Sugar Cane Growers Fund (SCGF). This is effective from January 19, 2020 for two years in accordance and pursuant with the amendment of the ...
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MoreSugar Cane Growers Fund Offer Loans To Cane Farmers
21 Sep 2020
The Sugar Cane Growers Fund has offered loans and refunds to cane farmers as a form of assistance during the impending harvesting season. Fund chief executive officer Raj Sharma said the move was part of a pre-harvesting loan promotion to assist farm ...
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MoreLoans to help cane farmers
21 Sep 2020
Farmers who produce less than 50 tonnes of sugar cane can now access loans of up to $5000 from the Sugar Cane Growers Fund (SCGF). Fund chief executive officer Raj Sharma said the initiative was being introduced to boost Government’s micro, small a ...
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