Honiara 26 October 2021: Staff of the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources commenced a weeklong training on public services processes and procedures starting Monday this week. The training is aimed at educating both long-serving and new officers of MFMR…
BY JEREMY GWAO Teue Sito, a 30 year old seaweed farmer from Wagina Island in Solomon Islands, works over 12 hours everyday in her family’s farm, ensuring that their seaweeds are safe until they can be sold. But lately their product…
A training on food security was held for the first time for representatives of communities in ward 8 Northwest Gela, Central Island Province (CIP). The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) through its Extension office in CIP facilitated the training…
A 10-year strategy targeted at revitalising, modernising and commercialising the country’s agriculture sector was launched on Tuesday 19th October 2021. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare officially launched the roadmap which also coincided with the World Food Day agriculture show celebrations staged…
BY JOHN CHRISMA THE three days 2021 World Food Day Celebrations have ended successfully this week in Honiara. The event which was held at town ground saw a number of local farmers attending and showcasing their produce under the theme…
AMBASSADOR Moses Kouni Mose has received interest from Sunnyside Ventures Pvt which is currently based in the Middle East & North Africa Region. SunnySide is a sustainability solutions start-up with a team of professionals who have been working on Renewable…
By Henry Kaniki Pusiju village, Valapata, Vella Island A four days training was successfully conducted for Sirubai Voko Tribe Association (SVTA) by three officers from the Division of Agriculture, Gizo office, Western Province. The training was held at Sirubai Education…
RENOVATION works on the Malu’u Fisheries Center in North Malaita is nearing completion. This project is jointly implemented by the Ministry of Commerce, Industry, Labour and Immigration and the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources under the overall government policy…
MORE than 4000 people in seven communities affected by the Tropical Cyclone (TC) Harold in April 2020 will now benefit from the newly restored and constructed water supply system. Previously, community members had to walk more than 1.5 kilometers to…
THE National Government through its key ministries have signed a Memorandum of Agreement, MOA, to pave the way for the implementation of the revitalisation process of the Commodities Export Marketing, CEMA, this week. The MOA was signed by the respective…
NORTHWEST Guadalcanal is anticipating an increase in pig production activity after the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) through its Livestock Department conducted a three-day piggery training aimed at enhancing pig farmers capacity in the area last week. Deputy Director…
THE Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) through its Livestock Department recently conducted a capacity boost up training on pig husbandry practices and management for farmers at Falake community in West Kwara’ae, Malaita Province. Deputy Director of Livestock and Veterinary…