The Sweet Singhs

Ripley Queen is known as the world’s sweetest pineapple at 19.8per cent proven pleasantness and this tropical fruit is the reason the Singh family has become successful farmers of it, from humble beginnings starting off with just two acres of land almost a century ago.

Surrounded by the prickly pineapple field overlooking the ocean, breathes motivation to the father and son team living at Vulagi Settlement in Tailevu.

Father is 80-year-old Baldeo Singh and his 57-year-old son Mani Singh who are both widowers and work in unison cultivating their now 20-acres land.

The Singh family were assisted under the 2016-2017 Food Security Programme and the Farm Care initiative of the Ministry when their farm was used as a pilot project for vetiver planting.

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