[Published on Wednesday, August 20, 2025]
By RODRICK DESURI
AUKI
John Daubo Tafi’iru, Malaita Province’s Minister of Agriculture has his focus fixed on resolution, restoration and improvement of rural economic issues in Ward 28, Malaita Province.
He revealed this when he spoke to Island Sun Auki last weekend.
Tafi’iru said the above initiatives is what he will be focusing on to kickstart his plans for his people.
He said under this vision for his ward and Malaita Province as a whole, he will start with a piggery project worth 1 million dollars, which has already been approved through the PCDF this year.
Tafi’iru added that this project will engage the people, generate income and support them hence they will be able to cater for family essentials.
“Since we have been experiencing less cash flow in our rural areas and communities, it is my vision to start by providing income-generating projects for them to build their economy first,” he said.
On this note, Tafi’iru said when people start generating income from the project, they will earn more thus be able to improve their community and society’s economic cash flow.
He pointed out that the government’s budget is also limited so having such a project is one way people can afford to pay school fees for their children; an issue that is widely faced by many in the communities.
“At the moment, we are experiencing many school dropouts in our communities because of the lack of school fees. So, it is good to start providing people with opportunities to generate and earn income for themselves,” he said.
In the meantime, Tafi’iru appeals to people to get ready for the implementation of the piggery project, which is coming very soon.
He encourages families to start planning and building their own fenced houses in anticipation of the project. He added that these projects will start in his ward 28 and later expand to wards 27 and 26.
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