THE Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, Biosecurity Emergency Coordination Centre (BECC) has been coordinating the response to the Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle (CRB) outbreak in the country since November 2018. CRB is a significant threat to Coconut and other palms. Symptoms…
BY SINSO Media THE recently launched National Agriculture Survey 2017 report has revealed a number of challenges that continue to deter agriculture development in the country. Envisioned to assist the government through its responsible ministry, the Ministry of Agriculture &…
BY SINSO Media THE National Government for the first time in history since the 1970s now had an important and proper report with key benchmark data and information on agriculture development and related sub-sector activities across the country. This was…
THE recently launched and first-ever National Agriculture Survey (NAS) 2017 report is timely says the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) Undersecretary Technical (Acting) Michael Ho’ota. Mr. Ho’ota was speaking on behalf of the MAL Permanent Secretary at the official…
BY AGNES MENANOPO THE Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) and the Ministry of Finance and Treasury (MoFT) have recently launched the 2017 National Agriculture Survey Report (NAS). The launching was held on November 14 at the Mendana Hotel, Honiara.…
BY AGNES MENANOPO SOLOMON Islanders are ocean people. We are not separate from our ocean: we are part of our ocean. It is reflected in our history, our culture, and our traditions and in our day-to-day lives, according to the…
BY AGNES MENANOPO A collaborative effort to plan and implement a Solomon Islands National Ocean Policy is being formulated to lead the development of a Marine Spatial Plan (MSP) for the entire Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of the country. The…
BY AGNES MENANOPO THE Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology (MECDM) has launched its two key policies in pursuit of better environmental management in the waste sector. The two key policies; the National Waste Management and Pollution…
HONORABLE Augustine Auga Minister for the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) is urging staff of the Ministry to do more than just business as usual. Hon. Auga made the call during a welcome reception hosted for him by staff…
PRIME Minister Hon. Manasseh Sogavare MP has commended the work done by the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) in the Solomon Islands and the region. Speaking during a courtesy visit made by FFA’s Director-General to the Office of…
THE Department of Agriculture Planning and Management (DAPM) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) has successfully held its annual senior staff conference in Honiara. The workshop gathered DAPM Staff and provincial coordinators from the nine provinces including Honiara…
TWO Biosecurity officers from the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock’s Biosecurity Department are presently in Australia on a 5 Week Study Tour. The Study Program is a Pacific Plant Biosecurity Partnership (PPBP) Workshop, which is helping to build stronger plant…
