Ministry of Agriculture launches rice rehabilitation program for affected farmers in the North Villages assisted with planting materials and other necessary items Ministry of Agriculture launches rice rehabilitation program for affected farmers in the North Villages assisted with planting materials and other necessary items Minister for Agriculture Dr Mahendra Reddy visited farmers in Koroqaci Settlement in Bua. [image: Fijian Govt.] The Ministry of Agriculture has launched a rehabilitation program for rice farmers in the Northern Division that aims at elevating the rice industry after the Tropical Cyclone Yasa. Minister for Agriculture Dr Mahendra Reddy says this program will include land preparation work for rice farming and will be active for the next 10 weeks.