Yaqara lease to boost cattle farming
FIJI - Cattle farming for local consumption is expected to get a boost once paper work for lease of Yaqara is complete by the end of the year.Ministry of Public Enterprise chief executive officer Parmesh Chand said a Cabinet sub-committee on investment chaired by Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase was expected to meet today to discuss a paper on the successful lessee, so the offer could be translated into an agreement reflecting key performance indicators.
Mr Chand said Rolls International/Harris Ranch would lease Yaqara farm as part of a private and public partnership in an effort to boost cattle farming for local consumption.
Source: fijitimes.com