Why in the news?
- India sent 5 metric tonnes of black-eyed cowpea seeds to Fiji as humanitarian aid to support agriculture, under its Act East Policy.
Fiji
- Location:
- Fiji is an island country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean.
- It lie north-northeast of New Zealand.
- Capital: Suva
- Major Islands: Viti Levu(countries capital locates) and Vanua Levu.
- Fact: The sugar-cane industry is dominant.
- Formation: The majority of Fiji’s islands were formed by volcanic activity.