Taking Advantage of New Opportunities

Target Sectors – The following sectors have been identified where Fiji enjoys a comparative advantage. The FTIB believes these sectors possess immense potential in attracting investment and increasing exports.

(i)   Natural Resources
• Agriculture: vegetables, fruits, livestock
• Fisheries: aquaculture and mari-culture
• Forestry: furniture, sawn timber, interior and building components
• Mineral: water, metal exploration and mining
        
In this sector, value adding is encouraged especially to fruits, vegetables and forestry products.

(ii)  Manufacturing
• Textiles, clothing and footwear (TCF)
• Food and Beverage
• Pharmaceuticals & Cosmetics
• Forestry products – furniture and other household products

(iii)  Exportable Services
• Professional services – engineers, architects, medical practitioners

FNZBC – (Fiji New Zealand Business Council)
The NZAid's Grant Scheme for "Group Training Fund" – This is a NZAid Grant that is available to industries for “group training” These are to be business oriented with Poverty Alleviation as the ultimate objective of  the training.
Contact: Ms Kelera Cavuilati (kelera@ftib.org.fj). – Secretariat FNZBC

The Pacific Islands Trade & Investment Commission (PITIC), Sydney has just released the updated fact sheets to help exporters (and potential exporters) from the Pacific Islands to meet the strict standards, guidelines and regulations necessary to successfully export to Australia.  These fact sheets are on the following: -

• Exporting Coffee from the Pacific Islands;
• Exporting Coca from the Pacific Islands;
• Exporting Taro from the Pacific Islands;
• Exporting Timber from the Pacific Islands; and
• Packaging & Labelling for the Australian market.

Link to the information: http://www.pitic.org.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=62&Itemid=79