A quarter-acre block of kumaras. grown for export, netted £l4O for the Niue Island planter who first received assistance from the Niue Department of Agriculture. This is considered a remarkable achievement in Niue’s rugged conditions. The department has disced, harrowed and top-dressed a number of half-acre blocks to assist the islanders to obtain better crops. More than 50 planters have received assistance so far, and the department has a long waiting list The cost of about £7 10s a plot is paid back by the planters from their crop returns.
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Press, Volume C, Issue 29511, 12 May 1961, Page 14
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