About a million people will benefit from the European Union assistance in enhancing the productivity of Land and Labor through small-scale mechanisation for subsistence farmers in the Pacific.
Rice farmers from Ysabel and Western Provinces have received training on using wooden rice milling machines. The training was conducted at the Taiwanese Technical farm recently. The initiative was introduced to reduce costs of modern rice milling machines.
The local cocoa industry’s target to produce 20 metric tonnes per annum appears achievable. Permanent Secretary for Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Jimmy Salea says the Cocoa and Chocolate week recently held in the capital has provided significant information that will help boost the cocoa…
Solomon Islands is capable of producing its own chocolate for export. Manager for Agriculture sector within the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, Gabriel Hiele told SIBC News the question of chocolate processing in the country has been raised during the one week cocoa and chocolate program in…
Twenty-six year old Elsie Wota from North Guadalcanal has won the chocolate competition in the Cocoa and chocolate week. Elsie’s cocoa bean samples beat out nine other samples and grabbed the top award. It was a thrilling moment for Elsie when she was announced the top winner today.
The Makira Ulawa Provincial Government is one notch up in its effort to assist banana farmers to meet local and export demands. Provincial Premier Stanley Siapu discloses, his government has cut out an agreed budget allocation to assist banana farmers to be administered by the Makira Banana Growers…
Twenty-year-old local female cocoa farmer Agnes Pilopaso is very excited about the possibility of being a serious cocoa exporter. She is a participant of the Cocoa and chocolate week currently underway in Honiara and has brought along samples of her cocoa beans to be judged in the program.
A man from East-Central Guadalcanal is concerned, the invasive Giant African Snail has infested their crop production. Daniel Seka says local farmers from Guadalcanal plains experience low crop yielding due to the invasive snails. “Now it has affected food production.
A group of local farmers in Fiu, Central Kwara’ae, Malaita Province are calling on responsible authorities to speed up payments for their destroyed food gardens.
The Makira Ulawa Provincial Government is concentrating on reforming its productive sector. This will se reforms on its administration, government system and ordinances. Premier Stanley Siapu told SIBC News, the reform is to embrace economic development. Mr.
The dangerous and invasive Rhinoceros Beetle is now invading coconut plantations on North-East Guadalcanal. James Viriala of North East Guadalcanal reports, this latest development has forced all Coconut farmers in the area to seek assistance from the Ministry of Agriculture and Live Stock to…
The Director-General of the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has assured Solomon Islands of its continuous assistance. Dr. Jose Graziano da Silva made the assurance to the Minister of Agriculture and Livestock Hon.
Chicken Layer farmers in the country are concerned chicken feed are short in supply and soon egg supplies will run out. Unhappy Poultry farmers blame the Solomon Islands Ports Authority for failing to release chicken feed currently held up on the cargo boat ‘SOPRANO’ floating outside Point Cruz…
Smallholder tree growers in North Malaita have called on the Ministry of Forest and Research to revive its financial assistance to enable them continue their tree growing business. This call comes after the Ministry fails to fund tree growing activities in the area since 2013.
Solomon Islands needs to strengthen its bio-security capabilities to prevent future biosecurity threats. The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Mr.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock has embarked on controlling the invasive Rhinoceros beetle in the country. The beetle is causing a biological threat to coconut plantations in the country.
Solomon Islands food security can survive the current biological threat posed by the invasive Giant African Snail. Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, Jimmy Saelea told SIBC News, the country’s food security is still safe despite the threat posed by the Giant African…
The Taiwan Technical Mission (TTM) and the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) have successfully launched another ‘Students Practical Training Attachment Program’ in Honiara.
A new poultry and piggery feed supplier will open tomorrow in Honiara. Located at the Naha junction just opposite the Kobito bus stop, the shop will start selling poultry feed as of tomorrow. Shop owner Charles Dausabea told SIBC News, bags of chicken feed would be a little over $100.
The Solomon Islands Meteorological Services said the country is currently in the wet season and the strongest El Nino conditions may influence extreme events like tropical cyclones.
