Isabelians encouraged to eat from their food garden
BY JENNIFER KUSAPA
THE Provincial Secretary of Isabel Province John Lokumana says people should rely on their food gardens while awaiting the provincial livelihood team to be activated.
Responding to concerns raised by some communities within...
Sambora Finest commends South Vella Constituency
BY BEN BILUA/Sambora Finest Press
LOCAL Agricultural start-up Sambora Finest has boosted its operation following the delivery of a tractor to the Constituency, thanks to Member of Parliament for South Vella La Vella, Fredrick Kologeto.
In...
Australia Kava market could open this year
By Brian Lezutuni
COMMERCIAL Kava exports into Australia could begin at the end of this year, according to Australia’s Minister for International Development and the Pacific, Senator Zed Seselja.
In 2019, the Prime Minister of Australia,...
Free medicine to kava farmers on Malaita
BY SAMIE WAIKORI
AUKI
KAVA farmers in Aisiko and surrounding communities on Central Kwara’ae have received free medicine supplies last week in Auki.
The support was provided by Dr Wale Tobata on behalf of the Solomon Organic...
New partnership to address COVID livelihood response
OXFAM in the Pacific and Kastom Gaden Association on Thursday signed a formal partnership that will support Australia’s humanitarian response to livelihood and economic shocks of COVID-19.
Established under the Australian Humanitarian Partnership (AHP), it...
CEMA to set up buying Centre at Manekalaku
PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare has revealed that the Commodities Export Marketing Authority (CEMA) will set up its main buying center at Manekalaku substation in East Guadalcanal next year.
The Prime Minister announced in his keynote...
World Bank will not support Kava farming
The World Bank which will provide funding and technical assistance towards agriculture and livestock projects in three Provinces of Solomon Islands will not support Kava farming.
This was revealed in a consultative meeting in Kira...
Kava pre-processing training for farmers
THE Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) through its Isabel Extension Division has successfully concluded a three-day training on kava pre-processing for farmers from Keregu, Haevo and Buma villages in Isabel Province from 13th-15th...
Atori cattle farm into fencing
BY SAMIE WAIKORI
AUKI
THE Malaita province funded cattle project at Atori in East Malaita is ready to go into its fencing stage. This is after work on timber processing for post of the farm was...
Suidani lauds US for support under USAID SCALE-NRM project
BY SAMIE WAIKORI
Auki
PREMIER of Malaita province, Daniel Suidani has praised the United States of America for the support that is and will be benefiting the people of Malaita province and Solomon Islands.
His acknowledgement came...