Fiji PM impressed with dairy idea

FIJIAN Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says his delegation will take home methods used at dairy and fresh produce farms in Port Moresby.
Speaking during Saturday’s visit to Innovative Agro Industry (IAI) Ltd’s farms outside of the city, Rabuka said: “So sad that we have not seen this, the possibility of opportunity in PNG over the last 50 years or so.
“This morning (Saturday) has been very useful, I’m sure the officials in the delegation will take a lot back with them and try and incorporate them into the agro industries at home (Fiji).” As host to the visit, IAI chairman Ilan Weiss said it was a “chance for us to showcase what we were doing in PNG, the progress and advancement we have done in the field of agriculture and food production”.
Weiss said the delegation was impressed with what they saw.
“We take a lot of pride in what we are doing, put in a lot of passion, agriculture is long-term investment,” he said.
Innovative Agro Industry is the only milk and dairy producer of milk, yoghurt and ice cream in the country, and invests in vegetable production and the frozen potato chip brand Kuk, named after a heritage site in Western Highlands.
The firm arrived in PNG in 2014, setting up its first fresh produce farm at Nine-Mile before expanding its footprint.
The Nine-Mile farm includes six hectares of modern greenhouses, as well as a central packaging and logistics centre.
IAI has advanced greenhouses that use a specialised modern drip irrigation systems, high-quality fertilisers, and climate control systems.