Local farmers in Gwaonaoa village in West Kwara’ae, Malaita Province are relishing the opportunity to operate their own agribusiness. For the past years, villagers there have been involved in the production and rearing of pigs where each family has their own pig housing and sells to surrounding…
The Solomon Islands Agriculture Rural Transformation (SIART) Project successfully conducted a weeklong training workshop for its Young Professionals (YPs) in Malaita Province from 9 to 13 February 2026 at the provincial capital, Auki.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development (MALD) led by Minister Franklyn Derek Wasi today conducted joint site visits with the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Solomon Islands, His Excellency Cai Weiming, to key agricultural development facilities in and around Honiara.
The Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Development, Hon. Franklyn Derek Wasi delivered intervention statements on behalf of the Solomon Islands Government at the Forty-Ninth Session of the Governing Council of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), participating in two…
Three final-year Bachelor of Agriculture students from the Solomon Islands National University (SINU) were given the opportunity to gain firsthand field extension experience through the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) Solomon Islands.
Solomon Islands through the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development has reaffirmed its strong partnership with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), highlighting agriculture as the backbone for food security, economic growth, and stability in the Solomon Islands.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) welcomes the development of two new agriculture office buildings in Malaita and Makira/Ulawa Province. Preparatory work is currently underway to construct two modern office buildings in Auki and Kirakira funded under a partnership between MAL and the…
The Solomon Islands Agriculture Rural Transformation (SIART) Project has recruited seven new young professionals to work as junior agriculture extension officers in Malaita and Guadalcanal Provinces.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) and World Vision Solomon Islands (WVSI) early this week signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), marking a shared commitment to promote sustainable and resilient livelihoods for communities across the Solomon Islands.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) through its Biosecurity Solomon Islands department has officially commissioned a new biosecurity incinerator, marking a major step forward in strengthening Solomon Islands’ national biosecurity system.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development (MALD) through the Agriculture Investment for Markets and Nutrition (AIM-N) Project, has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening agricultural development in Choiseul Province following a successful courtesy visit to the Choiseul Provincial…
The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) and the Agriculture Investment for Markets and Nutrition (AIM-N) Project have paid a courtesy call to Western Province Premier Hon. Billy Veo, reinforcing provincial partnership ahead of the project’s implementation. AIM-N Project Manager Ms.
The Human and Institutional Capacity Development Workshop was successfully completed in Honiara last week. The workshop marks a significant milestone in strengthening Agribusiness Incubation (ABI) and Innovation Systems in the Solomon Islands.
The Agriculture Investment for Markets and Nutrition (AIM-N) Project successfully held a Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) Induction Capacity Building yesterday at the St Barnabas Cathedral Leaf Hat Melanesian Haus in Honiara.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development (MALD), through the Commercial Agriculture Development Project, today handed over a grant worth SBD750,000 to Kokonut Pacific Solomon Islands (KPSI) to support the purchase of a Cocoa Butter Press Machine.
A five-day Human and Institutional Capacity Development Workshop is currently underway in Honiara. The workshop aimed at strengthening agribusiness incubation and innovation systems in the Solomon Islands.
Solomon Islands has taken a significant step toward improving animal health, food security, and public health with the successful completion of the Agri-Bioscience Epidemiology and LAMP Training Program, held from 17 to 28 November 2025 in Melbourne, Australia.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL), in partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), yesterday successfully held an End of Project Workshop in Honiara to formally conclude the Promoting Innovative Farming Systems to Improve Vegetable Production…
Technical officers from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) contracted for the Sustainable Energy from Biogas for Solomon Islands (SENBIOSIS) project are currently in the country to consult with project stakeholders.
The Agriculture Investment for Market and Nutrition (AIM-N) Project National Steering Committee (NSC) yesterday successfully held its inaugural meeting. The meeting was chaired by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) Permanent Secretary and NSC Chairman, Dr Samson Viulu.
