Agricultural research centres in Fiji

By Vijendra Kumar and Roland Bourdeix.

You can see on a map the geographical localisation of the centers by clicking on their geographical coordinates. Nine Agricultural Public research centers are presently located in Fiji, as follows:

Taveuni Coconut Center
Contact: Taveuni - Phone: 8880003 - Fax: 8880265
Land Area: 384 ha
Crops and research activities: Coconut, root crops (taro, yams, cassava, kava).
Geographical localisation:  -16.704768, -179.907118

Seedgarden for hybrid seednuts production in TCC

National Fijian Coconut genebank

Gene-  bank Code	Accession Number	International name	Population	Interna- tional abbre- viation	Date of planting	Number of alive palms	Date of last counting	Unique-ness
TCC	TCC FJT URA	Fijian Tall	Ura	FJT06	1989	432	1989	1
TCC	TCC FJT LAK	Fijian Tall	Lakeba	FJT04	1989	144		1
TCC	TCC FJT TUV	Fijian Tall	Tuvumaca	FJT05	1989	864	1989	1
TCC	TCC FJT TAV	Fijian Tall	Taveuni	FJT01	1989	162	1989	2
TCC	TCC FJT	Fijian Tall		FJT	1989			6
TCC	TCC MRD	Malayan Red Dwarf		MRD	1988	120	1988	30
TCC	TCC MYD	Malayan Yellow Dwarf		MYD	1990	120	1990	34
TCC	TCC NLD	Niu Leka Dwarf		NLAD	1989	120	1989	20
TCC	TCC MGD	Pilipog Green Dwarf	Taveuni	PILD02	1988	120	1988	1
TCC	TCC RLT	Rennell Island Tall		RIT	1988	162	1988	23
TCC	TCC ROT	Rotuman Tall		RTMT	1988	162	1988	13

Avaibility of planting material

• Pure varieties plots for mother palm selection: MRD, MYD, NLAD, RIT, FJT, RTMT
•Seed gardens for hybrid production. MRD, Rennel, RTMT (0.15 to 0.2 million nuts capacity)

Koronivia Research Station

Geographical localisation: -18.04911, 178.52979 
Contact: P. O. BOX 77, Koronivia Ph: 3477044 Fax: 3400262
Land Area:
Crops and research activities: chemistry and analytical services, technology and post harvest, plant protection, agronomy, tissue culture laboratory (root crops, vegetables, rice, livestock)

Naduruloulou Research Station

Geographical localisation: -17.97564, 178.51296

Contact: P. O. BOX 77, Koronivia Ph: 3478242
Land Area: 91 hectares.
Crops and research activities: Cocoa, lacal and exotic fruit trees, spices, Malayan green dwarf pink husked conservation block. Possible place to set up a new coconut seed garden.

Dobuilevu Research Station

Geographical localisation:

Contact: P. O. BOX 13, Rakiraki Ph: 3477044 Fax: 6694583
Land Area:
Crops and research activities: rootcrops and cocoa.

Legalega Research Station

Geographical localisation: -17.753568, 177.467146
Contact: P. O. BOX 9086, Nadi Airport Ph: 6722522
Fax: 6724988
Land Area:
Crops and research activities: pulses, fruits, potato, mushrooms. A new coconut nursery will be installed with CIDP in April 2018.

Sigatoka and Nacocolevu Research Stations
Geographical localisation: -18.1021769, 177.535608

Contact: P. O. BOX 24, Sigatoka Ph: 3683043 Fax: 6030914
Land Area:
Crops and research activities: vegetables, fruits, cereals.

Seaqaqa Research Station
Geographical localisation: -16.476081, 179.157473
Contact: P. O. BOX 64, Seaqaqa Ph: 8860233/8860197 Fax: 8860233
Land Area:
Crops and research activities: fruits, rootcrops.

Wainigata Research Station

Geographical localisation: -16.782360, 179.463403
Contact:
Land Area: 114 hectares.
Crops and research activities: Coconut, root crops (taro, yams, cassava, kava). Place for the new coconut genebank and seedgarden.