By RODRICK DESURI
Auki
Construction work on the new Agriculture office building in Auki, Malaita Province is underway.
JQY is the contractor and has now reached the profiling phase after clearing and flattening the area since January.
According to a media report from the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL), the project is funded under a partnership between MAL and the World Bank through the Solomon Islands Agriculture Rural Transformation (SIART) Project.
Once complete, this office will be a significant milestone achievement for MAL in continuing its efforts to strengthen its presence and service delivery in the province.
MAL Permanent Secretary, Dr Samson Viulu said MAL is focusing on ensuring that agriculture becomes attractive to young people at all levels of society.
“It has become obvious that our young people are going overseas to work in the agricultural sector in other countries, and that is why we want to make the agriculture sector in the Solomon Islands attractive for our people.
“We must also realise that agriculture is not only the backbone of the country but also the economic backbone of the Solomon Islands,” he said.
Photo: SIART
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