MS. RESHMI KUMARI APPOINTED AS NEW CHAIRPERSON OF SUGAR CANE GROWERS COUNCIL
15/01/2021
The Board and Management of the Sugar Cane Growers Council (‘Council’) are pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Reshmi Kumari as the new Chairperson of the Council with effect from January1, 2021. Ms. Kumari’s appointment was made by the Prime Minister and Minister of the Sugar Industry pursuant to the Sugar Industry Act 1984.
Ms. Kumari being the first female amongst the five industry institutions to take up the Chairperson role, brings a wealth of experience and strategic vision to her role of leadership to oversee the planning, designing and implementation of plans and strategic actions to benefit cane growers in Fiji. She holds positions of increasing responsibility and complexity, as Director for Policy, Planning and Research at the Ministry of Sugar Industry and concurrently serving as Board member of the Sugar Research Institute of Fiji, Biosecurity Authority Fiji and Foo
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