▁decided ▁to ▁ ▁set ▁up ▁a ▁rival ▁organisation , ▁the ▁F iji ▁C ane ▁G row ers ▁Association , ▁which ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁far mers ▁being ▁split ▁although ▁the ▁N F U ▁still ▁enjo ys ▁majority ▁support . ▁The ▁support ▁for ▁the ▁two ▁un ions ▁can ▁be ▁g aug ed ▁by ▁the ▁composition ▁of ▁the ▁Sug ar ▁C ane ▁G row ers ▁Council , ▁which ▁has ▁ 3 8 ▁members ▁elected ▁by ▁the ▁far mers ▁and ▁eight ▁members ▁nominated ▁by ▁the ▁Government . ▁The ▁Sug ar ▁C ane ▁G row ers ▁Council ▁election ▁is ▁held ▁every ▁three ▁years . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁Sug ar ▁C ane ▁G row ers ▁Council ▁elections , ▁the ▁N F U ▁won ▁ 2 2 ▁seats . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁the ▁National ▁Farm ers ▁Union ▁won ▁ 2 1 ▁seats ▁while ▁the ▁F iji ▁C ane ▁G row ers ▁Association ▁won ▁ 1 6 ▁seats . ▁One ▁seat ▁went ▁to ▁an ▁independent . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁the ▁N F U ▁retained ▁its ▁majority ▁in ▁the ▁Sug ar ▁C ane ▁G row ers ▁Council , ▁winning ▁ 2 2 ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 8 ▁seats ▁cont ested . ▁It ▁had ▁increased ▁its ▁support ▁by ▁one ▁seat ▁compared ▁to ▁the ▁last ▁results ▁while ▁its ▁rival , ▁the ▁N FP - back ed ▁F iji ▁C ane ▁G row ers ▁Association ▁managed ▁only ▁four teen ▁seats , ▁down ▁two ▁seats ▁from ▁the ▁previous ▁elections . ▁The ▁remaining ▁two