Fiji Sugar Corporation Limited

The Fiji Sugar Corporation Limited (FSC) is Fiji’s sugar milling company and the largest in the South Pacific.

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Sugarcane is harvested annually during the drier months of the year.

As harvesting cannot be done when the soil is too wet, our farmers are very dependent on fine weather.

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We own and operate a 300km railway infrastructure.

Sugarcane farming is done in remote and rural areas, and as such, our railway services provide our hardworking farmers with a convenient transportation option.

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In 2019, Pushpa Wati of Korovuto established a partnership with Fiji Sugar Corporation to ensure her 16-acre family farm prospered.

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We pride ourselves on being an equal opportunity employer that values its workforce and encourages workmanship.

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Did you know that early #Fijians grew sugar cane for chewing and they are known to have used the juice for sweetening food?

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#FSC is responsible for the storage, marketing, delivery and sale of raw sugar to customers in #Fiji, the Pacific and rest of the world.

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The nation's sugarcane is currently at its “Grand Growth Phase”.

It is at this stage, which lasts 5 to 8 months, that the sugarcane vegetates if supplied with sufficient sunlight and moisture.

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In 1879, British Government brought indentured laborers from India to work on cotton, coffee, sugar and other plantations.

Most of them stayed on when sugar became the main crop and more Indians came to Fiji until the indenture system ended in 1916.

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In doing so, the corporation is committed to continually enhancing efficiency and quality, to developing new market opportunities and long-term relationships with customers and to supporting the development of a more efficient sugar industry in Fiji.

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#FSC is building its place to competitively produce and sell high-quality raw sugar.

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A lot of hard work, patience and dedication is needed to grow the wonderful sugarcane we need to produce our famed high quality sugar.

#FSC appreciates our cane farmers!

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The stem of a sugarcane plant is filled with vascular bundles and is the storage center for sucrose or sugar.

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We’re helped by the cooling rains and volcanic soils of our islands that are ideal for growing and making sugar.

These conditions, along with our adherence to quality systems ensure that we deliver consistently fabulous products every time!

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FSC's Field Division is responsible for guiding orderly and efficient harvest and delivery of sugarcane from the field to the mill.

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Crop protection plays a vital role in sugarcane growth in order to maximise the harvest, benefitting farmers, and the sugar industry as a whole.

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Our field staff are always the first on the ground after natural disasters to survey damages to crops and infrastructure and are always involved in implementing rehabilitation works.

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#FSC continues to strive for further OHS improvement and to make its workplace a safe and productive environment that is conducive to better employee performance.

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A total of 154,411 tonnes of bulk raw sugar was exported during the year 2020.

Our Fiji Sugar is exported to the neighbouring Pacific Islands and some large markets such as the European Union, United Kingdom, and the United States of America.

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Most of the sugarcane is produced in Viti Levu where the dry zone lies around the Northwest, West, and Southwest coastlands, and adjacent to foothills.

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Located just 2000km south of the equator, #Fiji is one of the nations blessed with abundant sunshine all year round in the Southern Hemisphere.

These favourable weather conditions are one of the key ingredients that makes Fiji sugar so special!