TINA Hydro Development Project Set To Begin with Groundbreaking Event (02.11.22)
TINA Hydro Development Project Set To Begin with Groundbreaking Event Wednesday 2nd November 2022. SEE VIDEO for full details.
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Philip Subu on ‘Mala Flour’ Product in Partnership with SIDA
The Malaita –Agri Social Enterprise Group are currently working together with Solomon Islands Development Agency (SIDA) to develop the ‘Mala taro’ flour product. Philip Supu told ENVIRONMENT MEDIA that the Malaita -Agri enterprise group is a collaboration between taro farmers…
Mendana Fowl, One of the Solomon Islands Protected Species
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU VARIOUS bird species are protected in the Solomon Islands, and one of them is the Mendana Fowl, which is only found in Santa Cruz Islands, Temotu province. This fowl was thought to have come to the Santa…
Dragon Fruit, an Alternative Cash Crop Says Local Agriculture Scientist
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU SOLOMON Islands agriculture scientist, James Earnest described ‘Dragon Fruit’ as a perfect alternative cash crop that rural farmers in the country can make good money and benefit from its commercial value. Earnest said the dragon fruit does…
Ground Breaking Ceremony for Construction of Tina Hydropower Project
MAJOR construction work on the Tina River Hydropower Development Project (TRHDP) is moving ahead this month following the official groundbreaking ceremony on Wednesday 2nd November, at the project site in Central Guadalcanal. The much-anticipated event was officiated by the Prime…
Reviving the Savo Volcano Emergency and Disaster Management Plan
THE Permanent Secretary (PS) of the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology, and the Chairman of the National Disaster Council (NDC), Dr. Melchior Mataki reiterated the critical importance of reviewing the 1975 Savo Evacuation Plan to develop…
Fighting Against the Wave
The Restless Seas of Walande Community Many of the coastal communities in the Solomon Islands are facing the threat of coastal erosion. Walande Community, in the Southern region of Malaita province, is a classic example of a community that battles…
Kokonut Pacific to Establish Factory in Malaita Province
Kokonut Pacific Limited (KPL) is looking to extend its business services to the provinces. Malaita Province is the first province they are looking to set up a coconut oil processing factory. According to Maureen Taro, Marketing & Production officer of…
IUCN Team Visits Malaita Conservation Project Sites
SINCE the national inception on 2nd June 2022 of the “Ensuring Resilient Ecosystems and Representative Protected Areas in Solomon Islands” (EREPA) work is already moving ahead to implement the project in the four provinces identified as project sites for EREPA.…
Biosecurity Surveillance and Training in Solomon Islands
SOLOMON Islands takes on invasive pests through biosecurity surveillance and training. Biosecurity surveillances and trainings were recently held in the Solomon Islands aimed at protecting the country against the emergence of invasive pests and diseases. Carried out by a Pacific…
Reasons for Collecting and Preserving Pest Insects Specimens
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU THERE is an increasing trend of collection and preservation of pest insects in the Solomon Islands by the Research Division of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock over the years. According to the Ministry of Agriculture and…
Progress of Sape Farm Pack House Updated
TEAMS from the Ministry of National Planning and Development Coordination (MNPDC), and the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) paid a visit to Sape farm and were glad to witness the progress of the government co-funded cassava Pack house facility,…