Land settlement in Fiji: individual commercial farming in the Lomaivuna development scheme and its impact on the relocated ethnic Fijian leaseholders and their households

Land settlement for farming development has initiated and motivated the utilization of under-used Fijian lands for commercial purposes. It ha.s provided the impetus for the effective application of the integrated rural development approach aimed at improving living conditions in non-urban areas. In the three most recent national development plans (D.P.7 - 9, 1976 - 1990), goals have been set for programmes to promote economic opportunities and cater for the people's needs and livelihood. This study, however, has tried to observe the impact of the land settlement programme on the Lomaivuna ethnic Fijian farmers and the surrounding communities. It reviews the origin and development of the scheme and its performance relating to the management, farming output, the role of participating agencies and the state of the scheme today