The Labasa Sugar Mill is looking to increase its sugarcane production to 600,000 tonnes this year compared to 550,000 tonnes of cane crushed last year.
Mill Manager Karia Christopher said sugar production has increased compared to the cane production because of the cane and the efficiency of the mill.
He added the Labasa mills target for 2014 is to increase its sugar cane production by 1 million tonnes by 2020, to introduce the cane quality payment system, upgrade the railway transportation infrastructure, large scale farming, introduce mechanical harvesters and sugar refining.
Meanwhile Acting Commissioner Northern Alipate Bolalevu said his office will be working alongside FSC Labasa before the next harvesting season to look into each sugarcane sector.
He said solutions are being sought to help increase production.
Story by: Gwen McGoon
