Local Journalist Turns Backyard into Banana Garden
BY MIKE TUA LOCAL Environment Journalist of Sunday Isles Newspaper, Alex Junior Dadamu has used his keyboard fingers to convert his backyard into a tropical oasis and beautiful banana garden. The 29-year-old father of one, who resides at Mbua Valley community behind Kukum in Honiara, said when we think of banana trees, places like the Makira province come to mind. Alex recalled his passion to grow the tropical plant started…
Ancient Technology Motivates Local to Build Water Well Pulley
BY ALEX DADAMU A UN Habitat report profiling Honiara says Solomon Water provides water for slightly more than 77 percent of the 8,981 households in the city, 18 percent of which are located in informal settlements. According to the report,…
Latest Report Identifies Serious Threats to Coral Reefs in Solomon Islands
BY ALEX DADAMU CORAL reefs are of crucial importance for food security and rural livelihoods in the archipelago. Logging is a major, yet often overlooked, a threat to coral reefs in the country, according to a 2020 report on Coral…
Plant Health Clinic Described Fruitful for Women Vendors
A one-day Plant Health Clinic (PHC) for Women Market Vendors from East Guadalcanal Province, Aola to Ghaobata ward who are members of the Honiara Central Market Vendor Association (HCMVA) was deemed successful. The PHC was part of the four days…
COVID-19 Implications on Food Security & Nutrition Discussed
A workshop that brought together relevant stakeholders across the food system in the Solomon Islands for an open dialogue and exchange of ideas on the impacts of COVID-19 was held recently at the Iron Bottom Sound Hotel in Honiara. It…