Agriculture

THE Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) through its Livestock Department has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Solomon Islands Pig Farmers Association (SIPFA) on 4th August 2021 towards development of the...

THIRTY-THREE piggery farmers at Aola Community in East Central Guadalcanal have participated in a three-day workshop training on proper animal husbandry and management. Department of Livestock and Veterinary Services of the Ministry of Agriculture Livestock...

Quick action by the Commissioner of Lands (CoL) Mr Alan Mcneil to take back the land at Ranadi sold by Honiara City Council (HCC) to Excellent Resources Management Limited, an Asian Company, for Biosecurity...

BY JENNIFER KUSAPA PRIME Minister Manasseh Sogavare has praised Russell Islands, highlighting its huge potential in the coconut industry. He however says this has not been utilised to its maximum capacity owing to a number of...

Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has announced the Commodities Export Marketing Authority will open a buying centre for Makira Ulawa Province before the year’s end. Sogavare said, “the Government is working towards opening its Buying Centre...

BY BEN BILUA Gizo EXPORT Commodity Market Authority (CEMA) Trading Centre at Noro is expected to reopen at the end of this year. This was highlighted during a consultation between the Cabinet Sub-Committee of the Prime Minister’s...

BY SAMIE WAIKORI AUKI The Malaita for Democracy (M4D) group has denounced rumours being circulated by government that the SCALE programme has been cancelled. This follows reports that a Malaita government minister had told his constituents that...

The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) through its Research Department has successfully delivered a one-day awareness on the management control of Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle (CRB) for St Martins Rural Training Centre (RTC) Agriculture...

BY MAVIS N PODOKOLO Guadalcanal women market vendors who are the main producers of Honiara Central Market are no exception when COVID-19 (coronavirus) was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organisation. According to Alice...

BY JARED KOLI Motivated by the healthy growth and harvest of his organically grown variety of cabbages, Mr Bix Paul travels more than 200 kilometres from Bellona in the far south-eastern province of Renbell to...