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Friday, August 15, 2025
Volume 16 . Issue 72
The Indian Cultural Centre at the High Commission of India in Fiji has announced that two Fiji students will be going to India to study Agriculture Science for three years.??
Sigatoka man Michael Hatch Fong and Binita Vikashni of Lautoka are the two recipients of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations government of India Scholarship Scheme.??
In announcing their names, the Director for Indian Cultural Center, High Commission of India Kamal Kishor Mishra said Fiji is an economy that relies heavily on agriculture and awarding scholarships to the pair will provide a boost to its human resources.??
“I want to see these students do better and come back to Fiji and move the agricultural sector with pride and dignity.” Dr Mishra said.?He said agriculture is based on our culture and is something that India and Fiji are well known for.??
Dr Mishra said the students will be studying at Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, which is one of the best universities in the world.??“It’s very fortunate for Fiji students to study at such renowned universities and acquire the best knowledge to further enhance the knowledge in their respective countries.” He said.??
In receiving the scholarship, Fong said the study in India would enable him become an asset for Fiji and in moving the agricultural sector forward.?“When I will return I will use my knowledge to strengthen and improve the export strategies of agricultural products of Fiji to other countries and pave a path for wiser investment.” Fong said.??
Meanwhile, Vikashni added that through her studies she will try to create more diversification for agricultural products in Fiji.??Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University popularly known as HAU, is one of Asia's biggest agricultural universities, located at Hissar in the Indian state of Haryana.
It is named after India's seventh Prime Minister, Chaudhary Charan Singh. It is a leader in agricultural research in India and has contributed significantly to the country’s Green Revolution and White Revolution. ??
It has a very large campus and has several research centers throughout the state. It won the Indian Council of Agricultural Research's Award for the Best Institute in 1997.
The Indian Cultural Centre at the High Commission of India in Fiji has announced that two Fiji students will be going to India to study Agriculture Science for three years.??
Sigatoka man Michael Hatch Fong and Binita Vikashni of Lautoka are the two recipients of the Indian Council for Cultural...
The Indian Cultural Centre at the High Commission of India in Fiji has announced that two Fiji students will be going to India to study Agriculture Science for three years.??
Sigatoka man Michael Hatch Fong and Binita Vikashni of Lautoka are the two recipients of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations government of India Scholarship Scheme.??
In announcing their names, the Director for Indian Cultural Center, High Commission of India Kamal Kishor Mishra said Fiji is an economy that relies heavily on agriculture and awarding scholarships to the pair will provide a boost to its human resources.??
“I want to see these students do better and come back to Fiji and move the agricultural sector with pride and dignity.” Dr Mishra said.?He said agriculture is based on our culture and is something that India and Fiji are well known for.??
Dr Mishra said the students will be studying at Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, which is one of the best universities in the world.??“It’s very fortunate for Fiji students to study at such renowned universities and acquire the best knowledge to further enhance the knowledge in their respective countries.” He said.??
In receiving the scholarship, Fong said the study in India would enable him become an asset for Fiji and in moving the agricultural sector forward.?“When I will return I will use my knowledge to strengthen and improve the export strategies of agricultural products of Fiji to other countries and pave a path for wiser investment.” Fong said.??
Meanwhile, Vikashni added that through her studies she will try to create more diversification for agricultural products in Fiji.??Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University popularly known as HAU, is one of Asia's biggest agricultural universities, located at Hissar in the Indian state of Haryana.
It is named after India's seventh Prime Minister, Chaudhary Charan Singh. It is a leader in agricultural research in India and has contributed significantly to the country’s Green Revolution and White Revolution. ??
It has a very large campus and has several research centers throughout the state. It won the Indian Council of Agricultural Research's Award for the Best Institute in 1997.
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