Fiji to use NIR to determine payment to farmers
Submitted by ianm on 9 October 2012 - 9:46am
The Fiji Sugar Corporation is to buy a NIR analyser to test all incoming sugar and pay farmers on the basis of its quality (fibre and sugar content), according to the Fiji Times Online. Currently, payment is made solely on weight.
Radio Australia have broadcast concerns raised by an independent researcher as to whether this will lead to a real increase in quality of the final product.
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