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The Indian Cane Growers Association was formed on 28 September 1919 and was based in Ba Province, one of the cane growing districts in the Western Division of
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. It was led by Theodore Riaz and included some well-to-do
India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
n cane farmers from Ba, like Ramgarib Singh and
Randhir Singh Randhir Singh may refer to: * Randhir Singh of Kapurthala (1831–1870), ruler of the Indian princely state of Kapurthala * Randhir Singh of Bharatpur (died 1823), ruler of the Indian princely state of Bharatpur * Randhir Singh (Sikh) (1878–1961) ...
. The Association proposed a scheme for co-operative stores and an agricultural bank financed by the Colonial Sugar Refining Company but the company refused to finance it. The Association asked for a higher price and Indian cane farmers refused to plant any more cane. The company made concessions, although it refused to guarantee the price increases for future years. The company refused to continue the bonus in 1921 and in the ensuing strike, it was
Vashist Muni Sadhu Vashist Muni was a Hindu missionary from India, who came into prominence in Fiji when he assumed the leadership of the strike in the western districts of Fiji in 1921. Mystery surrounded him during his short stay in Fiji (May 1920 – Mar ...
who assumed leadership of all cane farmers in Fiji.


See also

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Kisan Sangh Kisan Sangh was the first farmers' union formed in Fiji on 27 November 1937. This was the result of one man's determination to improve the plight of Fiji's Indian cane farmers. Ayodhya Prasad had arrived from India in 1929, and after a stint as ...
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Vishal Sangh Vishal Sangh was a cane farmers' union established in Fiji on 1 September 1946, by mainly Sikh farmers, who refused to re-join the Kisan Sangh after its reunification following its split into two factions in 1943. It was led by Mehar Singh, one of t ...
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Maha Sangh Akhil Fiji Krishak Maha Sangh (All Fiji Farmers’ Grand Union) was a sugar cane farmers' union formed on 15 June 1941 in opposition to the existing union, the Kisan Sangh. Supporters of Kisan Sangh tried to stop the formation of the Maha Sangh but ...
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Federation of Cane Growers The Federation of Cane Growers was formed as an umbrella organisation to negotiate the new cane contract due to take effect from 1960 with the Colonial Sugar Refining Company. Negotiations for 1960 cane contract Talks on the new contract starte ...
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National Farmers Union of Fiji The National Farmers Union (''NFU) is one of Fiji's largest trade unions. It was launched in Labasa in July 1978 under the auspices of the Fiji Trades Union Congress, with Mahendra Chaudhry as its first General Secretary. The union was initiall ...
* Sugar Cane farmers unions in Fiji


References

* K.L. Gillion, ''The Fiji Indians: Challenge to European Dominance 1920-1946'', Australian National University, 1977. {{DEFAULTSORT:Indian Cane Growers Association Cane growers unions of Fiji Fiji Indian organisations Colony of Fiji 1919 establishments in Fiji Trade unions established in 1919 Economic history of Fiji