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…
BY AGNES MENANOPO HAILING from Western Province in the Solomon Islands, Steneth Kaniki will now join forces with aspiring environmental lawyers wishing to tackle environmental legal challenges, risks, and issues in the country. Steneth is currently the Project Coordinator of the…
