THE Livelihood Sector Committee (LSC) in the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) has assisted 91 Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) families with much needed relief food supplies today (Friday 28th January 2022). The families are undertaking ‘home isolation’ after…
CHAIRMAN of the Livelihood Sector Committee (LSC) Michael Ho’ota would like to make clarifications to the general public regarding the distribution channels for relief food supplies that his delivery team will be conducting as of tomorrow (Friday 28th January 2022) in…
THE Livelihood Sector Committee (LSC) is partnering with Honiara Central Market Vendors Association (HCMVA) to provide fresh fruits and vegetables through mobile markets within the Honiara’s emergency zone during this lock-down period. Just day 2 of the 4 days lock…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU MORE support is needed in the fight again the African snail said a concern youth from North West Guadalcanal. The concern youth said that the fight against the invasive species still remain a major concern for them…
BY LESLEY FOINAGWA AFTER 37 years since finishing grade 6 in primary education, Colman I’agwaru, a native in the West Kwaio region, Malaita province ended up cultivating betel nut plants. His experiment was successful and now makes a profit from…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU MRS. Melinda Tombakelu who resides at Mount Austin, Guadalcanal Province is venturing into planting and farming grapes. Without much experience with planting grapes in the Solomon Islands, Mrs. Tombakelu is working around the clock on all possible…
BY LESLEY FOINAGWA AFTER 37 years since finishing grade 6 in primary education, Colman I’agwaru, a native in the West Kwaio region, Malaita province ended up cultivating betel nut plants. His experiment was successful and now makes a profit from…
BY MAINE LIVETT AND BRIAN BETI in GizoNational Government has Revived the Commodities Exporting Marketing Authority (CEMA) “to its previous form.” Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare who was the guest of honor – attended a ground breaking ceremony in Noro to…
BY MAINE LIVETT in Gizo SOLOMON ISLANDS will have a first ever biosecurity treatment facility by next year according to Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare. PM Sogavare was speaking to the people of western province during 38TH second appointed day celebration…
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…
