BY LESLEY FOINAGWA RURAL peanut farmer, Alphonse Daisi of West Kwaio in the remote region of Malaita province has been fascinated with growing peanuts. Today, his rural farmland is filled with hundreds of plowed rows of peanuts. Alphonse, a father…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU KAVA farmers in Faifatalaa Malaita Province are still struggling for financial and material support though they are leading the kava farming initiative in that particular area. Former Solomon star reporter, Mr. Lesley Sanga who recently visited the…
BY LESLEY FOINAGWA FOR a long, the agricultural sector in the rural setting has been a challenge. Though 80-90 percent of the rural populace have traditional knowledge and skills in agriculture. Many farmers in the rural Solomon Islands are coconut-producing…
BY MAINE LIVETT FREELANCE REPORTER IN GIZO CULTIVATING the soil to sustain one’s livelihood in the communities is obviously not an easy task, as it comes with a lot of challenges. For instance, a farmer has to be well acquainted…
BY LESLEY FOINAGWA Isles Media Freelance Reporter in Malaita A new nursery of about 10,000 coconut plants is ready to be distributed among farmers in Ward 28 in West Kwaio Constituency, Malaita Province. The Coconut Rehabilitation Project was made possible…
BY JOHN CHARISMA SOLOMON Noni Corporation Limited has stopped buying noni products from North West Guadalcanal, according to a rural noni grower. Pascal Vare from Vura village, North West Guadalcanal, said noni growers from North West Guadalcanal are yet to…
THE Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) through its Isabel Extension Division has successfully concluded a three-days training on kava pre-processing for farmers from Keregu, Haevo and Buma villages in Isabel Province from 13th-15th October, 2021. The training was part…
THE Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) through its Western Province Extension Division has successfully conducted a four-day series of farmer training on piggery and kava for members of the Sirubai Voko Tribe Association (SVTA), a community based organization in…
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…
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…
