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FIJI NATIONAL UNIVERSITY

• NEW SKILLS • PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE • REAL OPPORTUNITIES

Professor Paul Iji Reijieli Vueti
Dean College of Agriculture, Bachelor of Veterinary Science
Fisheries and Forestry and Animal Husbandry
“My vision is to strengthen “I have a passion for
postgraduate programmes animals. Studying at FNU
to enhance our research in has been great since my
agricultural sectors. This programme involves a lot
will provide a higher level of eld practicals on our
of understanding and farms and clinical practical
manpower for the country in our labs and SPCA. My
and at the same time aim after graduating is
promote national to become a quali ed
development.” local veterinarian.”

Dr Visoni Timote Manasa Takala
Plant Pathologist
Secretariat of the Paci c Team Leader Lovu and
Community Lautoka Sector - FSC
“FNU built a springboard “In order to truly
platform for where I am understand and be part of
today. While studying at the dynamic
FNU, it moved my attention agricultural sector, one
to divert into the speci c must have hands on
eld I wanted to carry on in training in the eld.
life. I will always accredit
and thank FNU for The practical experience
providing me that I received, helped me
springboard platform to become a key contributor
leap to where I am today.” to the Fiji Sugar
industry.”
Esala Tikoduadua Ritesh Chand
Aquaponic Technician Lecturer – Agricultural
Economics
“There has never been “FNU provides a wide
any aquaponic in Fiji. range of career
Aquaponics can be opportunities for
built anywhere, in students who
towns, at your backyards have a keen interest in
or at a commercial level.
FNU promotes these type Agricultural
of innovative ideas that sector or those seeking
have national impact.” to gain entrepreneurship
skills.”

Asinate Moroca Mohammed
HOD Forestry Altazeem Khan
College of Agriculture, Fisheries Bachelor of Science
and Forestry in Agriculture
“I was the third woman
“I would like to start my
appointed as Principal at own business. There has
the Fiji College of not been much sustainable
Agriculture in 2009. When farming in Fiji and after I
I started 29 years ago, graduate from FNU and
there were very few get my degree, I will
women in the eld of
Agriculture. Its pleasing venture into sustainable
to see more women joining farming.”
the eld.”
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