The government owned Tenavatu Cattle farm project on North Guadalcanal is poorly managed. An eyewitness claimed, he saw cattle from the farm being slaughtered and taken away by people other than the rightful owners even last week He said from his investigation, outsiders slaughter these animals and…
The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, MAL, Mr Jimmy Saelea says, efforts to promote local healthy food must be stepped up to influence the eating habits of our young generation. Mr.
The Permanent Secretary for Agriculture and Livestock, Jimmy Saelea says people must be reminded that food security must go hand in hand with Nutrition Security.
A former politician has called on the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock to take drastic actions in saving the remaining cattle shipped to West Kwaio in November last year. The cattle was imported in 2012 from Vanuatu – a government effort to revive the country’s cattle industry.
Yearly rice imports are putting Solomon Islands at a serious food security risk level, especially when external shocks such as the increase in world food prices normally trickles down to rice importing countries.
Solomon Islands needs to go into semi-commercial rice production if it wants to offset current rice imports of over 50-million dollars per year. Chief Field Officer of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, Willie Tuita made the statement yesterday, at the start of another rice harvesting week…
The Don Bosco Technical Institute at Tetere, North Guadalcanal, has marked another success story with yet another rice harvest, which started today. Speaking to officially launch the rice harvesting week, Taiwan’s Ambassador to Solomon Islands, Victor Tesun Yu says Taiwan is serious in its…
Giant African Snails have been found in increasing numbers in areas in North Guadalcanal and rural farmers say they are worried for their food security and their food gardens.
Ruavatu Secondary School in North East Guadalcanal has received its set of agriculture tools. SIBC Stringer, Gabriel Riotarau reported from Ruavatu School that tools were delivered last weekend.
A three day Training of Trainers workshop on Nursery Management of Fruit Trees and Vegetables has started at the King George Sixth Taiwanese Technical Mission Farm in Honiara today.
Around 2-hundred secondary school students across the country have benefited from a government donation of agriculture equipment and tools. A Government statement says the project is worth over 12-million Solomon dollars and involves distributing pre-packed agriculture equipment and tools,…
The United Nations Development Programme, UNDP, Office in Honiara has assured Project community sites in North Malaita and Lau Lagoon that farming tools will be delivered as soon as logistic work is done.
Solomon Islands pig farmers will soon be beneficiaries of the Integrated Pig Production System Project funded by Republic of China Taiwan International Cooperation Development Fund, ICDF.
Malaita Province has outlined a plan to develop a small livestock industry focused on sheep and dairy goat. The proposal is listed in the Province’s 4-year Agriculture and Rural Policy framework which expires in 2017.
A group of local farmers at Bita’ama in North Malaita have reiterated their call on the authorities who promised to provide them with gardening tools to fulfill their promise.
Australia has partnered with local Non Government Organisations, NGOs, Solo Enviro Beautification, SEB, to grow 214- Thousand vegetable seedlings for distribution to farmers affected by the recent floods and heavy rains.
Lots of farmers in North Guadalcanal have lost their domestic animals during the recent flash floods in the country. SIBC’s North Guadalcanal stringer, Dudley Gani reports a lot of local farmers have lost their locally raised pigs, cows and chicken in the recent floods.
Secretariat of the Pacific Community, SPC, is providing technical assistance to the Ministry of Agriculture to aid in their rehabilitation efforts as the repatriation of flood victims in Honiara.
Thousands of farmers across Guadalcanal are set to benefit from a new 320-thousand Solomon dollars partnership between the Australian Aid Program and Solo Enviro Beautification, SBE.
A research team from the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock are in West Kwaio in Malaita Province to carry out a cassava assessment. Speaking to SIBC News from Buma today, Chief Communication Officer for the Agriculture and Livestock Ministry Ben Rakai says the team is assessing eight varieties…
