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. Jimmy Saelea made the statement to SIBC News last week as the invasion of the Giant African Snail and the Rhinoceros Beetle demonstrates an insecure biosecurity.
“This is an area that is quite difficult as we know Solomon Islands is a place where a lot of different types of vessels are coming in. Some would be logging vessels and many others and we cannot be able to make sure whether they are quaranteened before coming into the country and I think that is one difficulty to deal with.”
