BY JOHN HOUANIHAU THE acceleration of commercial logging activities in Makira/Ulawa Province has forced several communities to agree on conserving their lands and forests. The Yato Communities in East Makira propose to protect their tribal lands covering all major areas…
COMMODITIES Export Marketing Authority (CEMA) Buying Centre at Pakera, Central Makira has opened this afternoon, May 4. Pakera is the first buying center to be opened under the Commodities Export Marketing Authority Revitalisation and Recapitalisation Strategy. Prime Minister Sogavare along…
Tilapia is a tropical freshwater fish suitable for providing a source of fish protein to meet food security needs and livelihood for the increasing populations of the country. However, Fish farming or pisciculture is not that common in the Solomon…
Root crop production at leading commercial farms on Guadalcanal and Malaita are expected to increase following the delivery of farming machines funded by the Chinese Government through the Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF) programme coordinated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU A LOCAL-based organization, Solomon Islands Development Agency has introduced the processing of dried cassava, kumara, taro, and banana starch into flour in the country. The development of tropical flour products is seen as a major step taken…
Varivao Holdings Limited has exported a 20-foot container of frozen cassava with a couple earning just over $38,000 for supplying yellow cassava from their farm. Varivao Holdings Limited, the only locally owned community-based company in the country, exported the 14…
BY JOHN CHRISMA THE Central Market Vendors Association on Tuesday, March 14 reached Aruligho, Northwest Guadalcanal for the fifth time as part of the Association’s outreach to buy garden produces and other products from rural farmers. The arrangement was scheduled…
THE Commodities Export Marketing Authority (CEMA) revitalization and recapitalization seven-year strategy is progressing on smoothly despite the negative impact of COVID- 19 community transmission. The seven years’ strategy started in 2021 and to progress to 2027 and all the work…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU A project aimed at converting cassava peels and Gaint African Snail into animal feed is expected to be launched in March 2022 following satisfactory results made so far from a study conducted. To be initiated by Solomon…
The Livelihood Sector Committee (LSC) of the National Disaster Operation Committees (N-DOC) today (24th February) received with profound gratitude garden fresh food donations from three Seventh-Day Adventist (SDA) churches in Northeast Guadalcanal. These churches include; New Tenabuti SDA Community, Gheghede…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU RURAL farmers especially copra buyers and sellers can now transport their products to Honiara, according to Oversight Committee Chair, Dr. Jimmie Rogers. He was responding to questions raised during the radio talkback on Sunday 20 February if…
Coffee is one of Angola’s largest agricultural products. Whilst under Portuguese rule in 1575, Angola was the third-largest producer of coffee in the world. Solomon Islands Deputy Commissioner General and Pavilion Director Mr Dennis Marita attended the launching of a…