Fiji Times Saturday 10 June 2017 THE establishment of a pearl farm is expected to benefit the villagers on the island in terms of earning money.
Civa Fiji Pearls Ltd has partnered with the University of the Sunshine Coast to establish the half-pearl farm in Qamea with the first harvest expected next year.
Company owner and manager Claude Prevost said they expected to harvest 2500 half-pearls a year.
A statement from the company said the research was part of a collaborative project between Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) and the Ministry of Fisheries to support sustainable development of a pearl and pearl-shell handicraft sector in Fiji. Read more…
