02th August, 2019 His Majesty King Tupou VI opened ‘Eua’s Agriculture, Fisheries, Tourism and Trade Show 2019 to wrap up the Royal event at Niu’eiki Ground, Angaha ‘Eua.
In his Royal address the need for the people of ‘Eua to plant crops according to the commercial markets’ needs.
“’Eua is fortunate because it is close to Tongatapu. We should make use of this opportunity to plant more fruit trees needed by domestic and overseas markets. If we plant the right plantation, its value in the markets will be raised.”
“There is a need for a stable market for kava. ‘Eua now beats Vava’u in planting kava because they work according to the demand of the markets. These are the practices that need to be supported, as we should first assess the markets available in Tongatapu and then plant the plantation demanded by the markets accordingly.”
He said that there are also opportunities for the people of ‘Eua to plant plantation for commercial markets.
“To mitigate the impact of climate change, we should propagate variety of plantation such as replanting coconut trees to replace the old ones, fruit trees, kava and the paper mulberry trees.”
King Tupou VI also told the people of ‘Eua to prepare ahead for the Free Wesleyan Church Annual Conference next year.
“It is time to plan in advance and plant vegetables, fruits and propagate livestock in a sustainable manner to cater for the needs of those who will be attending the event. This will be an opportunity for us to showcase that we can produce our own food here in ‘Eua.”
The event drew hundreds of visitors where women groups, farmers, government ministries and individuals showcased their products and services.
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Issued by the: Ministry of Meteorology, Energy, Information, Disaster Management, Environment, Climate Change and Communications.
