$21.5 Million Lost in Agriculture Sector
DATA from Solomon Islands National Statistics Office, Ministry of Finance and Treasury, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock reported an estimated agricultural value of SBD$21.5 million was incurred due to the impacts of climatic change and natural disasters nationwide. The substantial losses due to catastrophic events in the Solomon Islands agricultural sector has caused a lot of the financial constraints on the government fiscal policy, according to the National Agriculture Survey…
Agriculture Survey 2017 Launched
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.…
Koloale School on Plastic Waste Initiative
BY AGNES MENANOPO KOLOALE Community High School has currently engaged with the plastic waste management project initiated by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) through its Waste Management Innovation Initiative. The initiative which aims to improve and encourage waste management…
Vendors Appreciates Waste Management Trial
BY JOY OFASIA FIVE Schools in Honiara have joined a Waste Management Innovation initiative through the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) that organized a 10-week trial in encouraging changing from single-use plastics to reusable materials. A school…
Giving Voice to Women Issues and Climate Change
BY AGNES MENANOPO LOCAL aspiring beauty pageant contestant, Ms. Tiare Haro has underlined her strongest ambitions to advocate on the relevant issues affecting women and climate change in the Solomon Islands. Miss Super Star Corporation, Ms. Haro confirmed that her…