A two-day post-harvest training of trainers was successfully held at the Heritage Park Hotel in Honiara on 21 and 22 September 2021. Staff of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL), representatives from farmers and producer groups and market vendors…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU TA’ARUTONA village in the lagoon of West Are ‘are, Malaita province is now faced with an extreme threat from sea-level rise, a resident of the low lying island, Nelson Kohia told Environment Media. “As I rest in…
BY ALEX DADAMU THE Solomon Islands’ contemporary food systems were underperforming even before the COVID-19 Health Pandemic and have seen its worst since. This was according to the Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) Mrs. Ethel…
BY ALEX DADAMU A 2 days Food Systems Summit Dialogues with the theme, ‘Food Systems for Health and Wealth,’ is currently underway in Honiara today with the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) leading the discussions. According to the Briefing…
THE Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) through its Livestock Department has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Solomon Islands Pig Farmers Association (SIPFA) on 4th August 2021 towards development of the country’s pig industry. Permanent Secretary Ethel Tebengi…
BY JOHN CHRISMA PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare has recognized Guadalcanal vendors at the Honiara Central Market during his remarks at the Guadalcanal 37th second Appointed day at Marau Station this week. Prime Minister Sogavare said the Guadalcanal vendors have been supplying the…
BY JOHN CHRISMA WOMEN villagers in Borosugu, North-West Guadalcanal who rely on their watercress farms for their family livelihood are crying in vain knowing very well that very soon their farms will be destroyed to give way for the development…
BY JOHN CHRISMA THE famous Mamara spring in North-West Guadalcanal has served the rural communities with plentiful clean and drinkable water for personal and domestic uses. The majority of the rural population residing on LDA and Borosugu village, which is…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAUTHE massive loss of coastal marine seafood at nearby communities in the San George Island in Isabel province has raised concern amongst coastal communities.Chief and Catechist Steven Tanihorara said many communities that depend entirely on marine foods for…
BY JOHN CHRISMA WHEN Covid hit the Solomon Islands, alarm bells started ringing among locals, schools, businesses, and politicians, etc. The question was: ‘What impact would the covid-19 pandemic have on schools in the country that depended on money to…
The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) through its Livestock Department has ruled out any African Swine Fever (ASF) incursion in the country but confirmed death of 21 pigs at Aola communities in East Central Guadalcanal was related to poor…
“COVID-19 pandemic has affected our cash flow resulting on us those residing on the islands facing difficulty to get vegetables from the market as we only depend on that to access vegetables since vegetables like Saladia, Pak Choi and Tomato…
