Plant Health Clinic Described Fruitful for Women Vendors

Plant Health Clinic Described Fruitful for Women Vendors

Lynda WateDec 20, 20204 min read

A one-day Plant Health Clinic (PHC) for Women Market Vendors from East Guadalcanal Province, Aola to Ghaobata ward who are members of the Honiara Central Market Vendor Association (HCMVA) was deemed successful. The PHC was part of the four days…

COVID-19 Implications on Food Security & Nutrition Discussed

COVID-19 Implications on Food Security & Nutrition Discussed

Lynda WateDec 20, 20203 min read

A workshop that brought together relevant stakeholders across the food system in the Solomon Islands for an open dialogue and exchange of ideas on the impacts of COVID-19 was held recently at the Iron Bottom Sound Hotel in Honiara. It…

Mangrove Ecosystem Threatened in West Kwaio

Mangrove Ecosystem Threatened in West Kwaio

Lynda WateDec 18, 20202 min read

BY LESLEY FOINAGWA MANGROVE ecosystems in the West Kwaio region in Malaita Province are increasingly under threat from increased logging activities. West Kwaio coastal areas in the Solomon Islands, where agriculture and fisheries are widely practiced at subsistence levels, unsustainable…

Agriculture Officers Participates in Roviana Festival Activities

Agriculture Officers Participates in Roviana Festival Activities

Lynda WateDec 13, 20203 min read

THE Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL), Western Province Extension Office have participated in the province’s second appointed day celebration and the Roviana Lagoon Festival activities, last week. Chief Field Officer of MAL, Western Province Extension office, Sipuru Rove said…

Agriculture Ministry Delivers Commitment Despite Budget Cut

Agriculture Ministry Delivers Commitment Despite Budget Cut

Lynda WateDec 13, 20203 min read

THE Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock continue to deliver its mandatory services to farmers throughout the country despite reduction on its development budget due to Covid-19 pressures. MAL Minister, Hon. Senley Filualea told Parliament while contributing to the sine-die motion…