THE Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR) has described the allegations by Transparency Solomon Islands International (TSI) as grossly misleading and lacks credibility. “As a watch dog organisation, TSI has failed miserably to cross-check for facts before publishing such…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU IT is the first time for the government’s agriculture ministry and the country to have an agriculture 10-year strategy plan, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, Permanent Secretary, Mrs. Ethel Tebengi Frances. In the wake…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU THE Honourable Premier of Guadalcanal Province, Francis Sade has demanded the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock’s Permanent Secretary to pursue the national government to impose an effective ban on the sales of betel nut on Guadalcanal. Premier…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU THE first-ever 10-year Agriculture Sector Growth Strategy and Investment Plan has received overwhelming support and valuable inputs from the Premiers as it’s going through the final consultation for ratification before presentation to Cabinet. This was after the…
AS we close in on our yearly cyclone season (November to April) the National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) is putting together plans to inform the general public of safety measures to ensure damage to properties, and possible loss of lives…
THE Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources said the lifting of ban on beche-de-mere is necessary because of difficulties faced by rural dwellers as result of the COVID 19 pandemic. This was in response to concerns raised by certain people…
FOOD waste and loss is an important issue in Solomon Islands that needs to be addressed as a lot of food have been wasted by our producers and vendors says the Deputy Secretary Technical (DST) of the Ministry of Agriculture…
Source: Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources Press Release
A workshop that introduced and demonstrated approaches and tools relevant to supporting revitalisation of the Land Purchase Cooperatives (LPCs) in Solomon Islands was held recently. Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, Ministry of Commerce, Immigration, Labour and Industry (MCILI) and rep…
BIOSECURITY Solomon Islands of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) has delivered eye opening presentations to farmers in Malaita Province on Biosecurity export procedures to meeting requirements of international markets. Biosecurity Chief Market Access Officer Luke Kiriau emphasized the…
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 MEMBER of Parliament for Central Guadalcanal, Honourable, Peter Shanel has demanded the Landowners of Malango and Bahomea in the Central Guadalcanal to fairly distribute the revenues received from the Tina Hydro Project’s Community Benefit Sharing Program. The…
