Bula Vinaka and Thank you for choosing FDB as your financial service provider.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION BEFORE YOU PROCEED
1. Applicants are to submit their loan applications through this portal.
2. You will be required to upload the following supporting documents which are as follows:
- Completed Credit Information Reporting Agency (CIRA) Consent Form. Please click on the link to download the CIRA Consent Form (Attached). CIRA Consent Form
- Joint FRCA/FNPF card confirming the tax identification number (TIN) or TIN Letter.
- Birth Certificate
- Business Registration Certificate (if applicable).
- Bank Statement for last 6 months.
- Support Letter and contract from Fiji Rice Ltd.
- Business Plan
- Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) or Fiji Rice Ltd assessment of viability of proposal with reference to farming experience of proposed projects.
- Past Production:
- Existing farm: evidence of farm production for past 3 years.
- New Farm: Projected production report from MoA or Fiji Rice Ltd or from a recognized agency or consultant that is articulated in the viability assessment report.
- Title, current lease (instrument of tenancy) or approval notice over land to be used by proposed project.
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For Farmers with no lease or land title:
Letter from Turaga ni Mataqali and signed by other 4 Mataqali members from the same Mataqali. Letter is to confirm if that you are farming the land,
land size, term on usages of land
and must be verified by the
Provincial office. Support letters
from other government officials in
the area to be provided including
any rentable arrangements.
• Member of Fiji Rice growers
council
Must have been farming rice for
2-3 years
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For Agriculture land purchase - copy of signed Sales/Purchase Agreement as evidence of purchase.
- Quotations & Invoice - For purchase of materials, machinery, equipment’s and implements etc.,
3. Based on the project type and depending on the loan package, additional documents would be required.
4. Your loan decision will be relayed to you depending on complete submission of your supporting documents.
5. You will not be able to save this form; therefore, you will be provided with a reference number after you have successfully submitted your online application. This reference number is to be used for follow up on your application.
6. Application fees -Once you have successfully submitted your application you will be required to pay the application fees. You can either pay through digital platform or visit the nearest FDB branch.
Refer to link for Fees and Charges
Important Note: the narrations for the payment must be as follows: rice loan N1020211 (N1020211 represents the reference number you received when the application was successfully submitted).
For any other queries, please email us at info@fdb.com.fj
Thank you.