THE Government through the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) remain committed to deliver Sape Farm and Varivao Holdings Ltd National Food Bank projects despite budget pressures brought to by Covid-19 pandemic. Under the National Food Bank project, MAL to…
ABOUT 2,000 farming households in the Solomon Islands will now access a stronger seed system following a partnership launch between Kastom Gaden Association (KGA) and the Pacific Horticultural and Agricultural Market Access Plus program (PHAMA Plus). The collaboration aims to…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU SINCE leaving formal employment in 2003, Michael Sanga, 46, from the atoll island of Liu Nasi, Lau in north Malaita, is now a regular face at Honiara’s fish market. When he’s at the market, he stands behind…
BY MIKE TUA LOCAL Environment Journalist of Sunday Isles Newspaper, Alex Junior Dadamu has used his keyboard fingers to convert his backyard into a tropical oasis and beautiful banana garden. The 29-year-old father of one, who resides at Mbua Valley…
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…
THE Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) through its Public Private Partnership (PPP) agreement with Foodworks Suppliers Limited has made another landmark achievement after both parties launched the Hatchery & Stockfeed government funded project on 30th November 2020. This came…
BY TAVAKE SIMON HANA’AROA WITH the current widespread of kava farming across the country, kava farmers in Guadalcanal province together with its provincial government are aiming to produce at least up to 5 metric tons of kava by 2023. This…
BY ALEX DADAMU THE allocations in the 2020 Supplementary Appropriation Bill 2020 and the Economic Stimulus Package (ESP) are merely a stop-gap measure designed to hold the fort, not exploit the opportunities in agriculture posed by the current COVID-19 situation.…
BY MIKE TUA AS an environmental reporter for the Sunday isles newspaper for the past 8 months and with a temporary job cancellation, social uncertainty, and economic hardship due to the impact of the pandemic, it felt like everything is…
BY JOY OFASIA IN the Solomon Islands, Ngali nut is an ancient plant that provides an important source of protein and nutrition for natives for centuries. In 2012, local soil scientist, Dr. Shane Tutua with three others started a rural…
