BY JOHN HOUANIHAU Mai-Maasina conservation group (MMGB) from Malaita Province had recently completed a look and learn trip with Western and Choiseul province conservation associations. The trip was organized to provide an opportunity for various conservation reps allied under MMGB…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU ZAIRA, a remote community located on the weathercoast of Vangunu Island at Marovo lagoon in the Western province has been battling to conserve its land. Mai-Maasina Green belt Association vice chairman, Mr. Eddie Huitarau said they have…
BY MAINE LIVETT ISLES FREELANCE REPORTER IN GIZO AFTER more than Ten years of inconsistent water supply, the people of Nusa Baruku community of Gizo Island in the Western Solomons, are looking forward to officially acknowledge their champion, and Member…
THE Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) through its Western Province Extension Division has successfully conducted a four-day series of farmer training on piggery and kava for members of the Sirubai Voko Tribe Association (SVTA), a community based organization in…
By Henry Kaniki Pusiju village, Valapata, Vella Island A four days training was successfully conducted for Sirubai Voko Tribe Association (SVTA) by three officers from the Division of Agriculture, Gizo office, Western Province. The training was held at Sirubai Education…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU WATER Shortage is a common problem often faced by local communities around Gizo Township, Western province, forcing residents to fetch other sources of water from any possible means. Waterborne diseases (WBDs) have continued to be a major…
TRAININGS on cocoa grafting was conducted for Chale and Uzamba Participatory Action Research (PAR) farmers in the Western Province. The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) through its Research Department conducted the field trainings recently at Chale farm in Marovo…
A delegation from the Livestock and Veterinary Services Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock has successfully ended an assessment and implementation planning tour to the National Piggery project proposed site at Western Province. The visitation tour occurred on…
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU SOLOMON Islands Rangers Association has collaborated with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Solomon Islands to organize a two-days ‘Rangers Role and Management’ training for 50 local rangers in the Western province. The training was held…
BY LIVETTI COMFORT MS. Ima Riatako, a local farmer from Simbo Island western Solomons, has been selling Mandarin Orange for five years to date, at the Gizo and Noro markets in the region of Western Province. The elderly mother, a…
THE Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL), Western Province Extension Office have participated in the province’s second appointed day celebration and the Roviana Lagoon Festival activities, last week. Chief Field Officer of MAL, Western Province Extension office, Sipuru Rove said…
A Kava training for farmers in the Northern part of Vella La Vella Island in the Western Province was deemed successful. Farmers from three selected villages including Iriqila, Karaka and Valapata undertook the demonstration training from 17th-25th November 2020, facilitated…
