Chinese Government provides grant for Phase II of Vanua Levu Agricultural Development Project (Linked to Record ID#49129)

The project saw the development of domestic rice practices through technical assistance on the ground in farming areas such as the Dreketi irrigated areas and donations of spare parts and expertise to the Fiji National Rice Breeding Laboratory. While sources isolate Vanua Levu and Viti Levu as the areas where the project is taking place, because Vanua Levu and Viti Levu are the two largest islands in Fiji and are vague locations, data is not collected for these two points. The Fiji National Rice Breeding Laboratory is likely located at the Koronivia Research Station, which is the headquarters for Fijian Agricultural Research Stations and the only government research station to conduct research on rice (see: https://www.bioversityinternational.org/fileadmin/PGR/article-issue_144-art_11-lang_es.html). More detailed locational data can be found at: Koronovia Research Station: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/829250495#map=18/-18.04947/178.53164 Dreketi irrigated areas: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/886416078#map=15/-16.5766/178.8522