2007 — May. Establish Fiji’s 1st Organic Red Papaya farm, and our 2nd Company operated new farm in Sigatoka. Initial area 15 acres, but will expand to 50 acres over next 12 months.
We are working closely with BFA Australia for Organic certification and also towards JAS certification for Japan.
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2007 — March. Ginza Sembikiya, the leading upmarket fruit retailer in Japan, agrees to purchase our Premium Fiji Red, fresh papaya.
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2006 — October. Largest Fiji weekly shipment of Fiji Red Premium fresh papaya to Australia - 15tons.
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2006 — September. For 2nd year running AQIS conduct random test of Fiji Red fresh papaya for chemical residues, 100% clean bill of health.
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2005 — Open new company farm at Sigatoka - Fiji, primarily for Papaya production.
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2004 — PSL makes Fiji's first Papaya shipment to Australia in October, under new AQIS quarantine agreement, and is currently the sole Fiji exporter
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2003 — Company Directors instrumental in assisting Australia/Fiji government conclude new bilateral quarantine agreement, to permit reopening of Australian Fresh Papaya market, closed since 1997, due to the withdrawal of EDB Fumigant.
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2000 — PSL Produces first crop of Japanese Eggplant and export to Japan
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1999 — Fiji's first commercial crop of Fresh Ginger grown in the Western Division, under irrigation, at PSL Farm specificially targetted at the Japanese Shin Shoga (immature ginger) market.
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1998 — Produce Specialties Limited (PSL) formed
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