Some sugarcane farmers in Fiji are moving to alternative crop and vegetable farming so they can make ends meet.
Last week, farmers received their final cane payment of $US5 per tonne from the Fiji Sugar Corporation.
The industry has been struggling with a drop in production, global price and climate change.
The Permanent Secretary for Agriculture, Ritesh Dass, told Christine Rovoi that the ministry will support cane farmers who want to diversify.
Trucks transport sugarcane for crushing in Lautoka in Fiji's west. Photo: RNZ Pacific/Koroi Hawkins
