Solomon Islands participated in the World Food Forum held at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Rome, Italy, from 17 to 21 October 2022.
Teams from the Ministry of National Planning and Development Coordination (MNPDC), and the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) paid a visit to Sape farm and were glad to witness the progress of the government co-funded cassava Packhouse facility, which is expected to be launched next month.
A Veterinary team from the USNS Mercy have visited local farms in Honiara as part of their veterinarian engagements under the Pacific Partnership 2022. Pacific Partnership 2022 Mission Commander, US Navy Capt.
A two-day review on the National Agriculture and Livestock policy gets underway at the B-17 Dive resort, Northwest Guadalcanal, starting today Tuesday 26 July, 2022.
Solomon Noni Corporation is once again raising the country’s flag overseas – this time in the European market. This is following its recent export of 10 tonnes of noni puree, which are packed into 48 drums, and are now en -route to Europe this week.
SAPE Farm in north Guadalcanal will soon process and package cassava into frozen, grated and cassava flour. The farm is 10 months in the making of a new cassava processing facility which is anticipated to be completed in the next two months.
Kaibia community received various tools worth $52,065 from the Environment and Conservation Division (ECD) 2021 Development Budget of the Ministry of Environment Climate Change Disaster Management and Meteorology (MECDM) to support their community waste management initiative.
A milestone achievement for 50 farmer groups and consolidators across Guadalcanal and Isabel provinces as they sent a first shipment of premium cocoa to chocolatiers in the United Kingdom (UK) today.
Preparation towards the Food System Summit Dialogue in New York City, September this year is well underway. As part of the preparations, the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) in partnership with the United Nation Development Program (UNDP) Facilitated a two-day pre-summit Dialogue which…
Rural Farmers has called on the government to re-establish Agriculture sub-stations across the country to keep track on Agriculture activities, as well as to monitor the spread of invasive pests like Giant African snail and coconut rhinoceros beetle.
Northwest Guadalcanal Noni Farmers can now enjoy the benefits of selling noni from their farms. Thanks to the Solomon Noni Corporation to reopen its Noni buying program after it stopped last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Varivao Holdings Ltd will starts buying Kava on Wednesday and Thursday next week. Varivao Holdings General Manager Banjamin Hageria told SIBC news. Mr. Hageria said he is preparing to export the first 7 tons later this month to Kiribati.
Margarine farmers in North East Guadalcanal particularly, Numbu village are experiencing low crop harvest due to pest attacks on the citrus fruit tree. Women farmers were greatly impacted as their source of income has been destroyed.
The government has allocated a total of seventy- million dollars towards country’s productive and resource sectors. This is invested in value-added products. Some of these include noni, kava, cassava, taro, copra and coconut oil.
The National Government through its Livelihood Sector Committee is working to ensure people’s livelihood is properly managed following the declaration of emergency orders last week. There were keys areas identified in Government’s Consolidated Situation Report Number 02 issued yesterday.
A total ban to all pork products imported from abroad is soon to be fully enforced by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL). This is following an outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) where a partial ban was put in place towards the end of last year.
The Solomon Islands is now embarking on exporting cassava and taro products. The Minister Foreign Affairs and External Trade-Hon Jeremiah Manele told Parliament this morning while explaining the budget support of over 2 million dollars allocated for his Ministry for the next financial year.
Less than one percent of agricultural households in the country have access to credit or loans for agricultural activities. This was revealed by the National Agriculture Survey 2017 Report, launched by the Solomon Islands National Statistics Office and the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, MAL, today announced its ‘National Consultants for Solomon Islands Agriculture and Livestock Sector Growth Strategy and Investment Plan 2020-2030.’ It says, the Democratic Coalition Government for Advancement’s first policy statement for the Agriculture…
The Makira Banana Festival is set for next weekend, confirms Chairlady of the local organising committee, Mrs. Aukeni Mamau. Kokana Village in Central Makira will play host to the three-day festival from 11-13 October 2019. Chairlady, Mrs.
