ABOUT SUGAR CANE GROWERS COUNCIL

The Sugar Cane Growers Council (SCGC) was established under the Sugar Industry Act, 1984 with specific functions to protect and further the interests of registered cane growers.

In accordance with this, the vision of the SCGC is “to be a proactive grower representative organisation striving to serve the interest of cane growers in Fiji”.

The mission of the SCGC is “to provide effective representation, leadership and services to the cane growers in order to secure longterm viability for them in the sugar industry”.

The operations of SCGC is managed by the CEO with assistance of 25 staff members.

With reference to section 42 the function of the Council is to do all such things and take all such steps as it may consider necessary for the protection and development of the industry and of the interests of registered growers, and, in particular, to(a) encourage and promote co-operation among registered growers and between registered growers and others engaged in the industry;

(b) remove and obtain redress of all legitimate grievances of individual registered growers, of registered growers generally or of registered growers of particular sector, district or mill area;

(c) provide registered growers with goods and services relating to the business of cane-growing and agricultural diversification;

(d) establish, hold and administer funds for the benefit of registered growers;

(e) encourage and promote research and education with a view to improving the efficiency and productivity of registered growers and to collect, record and distribute information of value to registered growers; and

(f) perform such other functions as many be assigned to the Council by this Act, Master Award or any other written law.

Sugar Cane Growers Council