Monday, 24 May 2021, 5:37 am
The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) is
looking forward to the implementation of national activities
of the Multilateral Environment Agreements (MEAs) in Solomon
Islands with the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of
the United Nations.
Deputy Secretary Technical (DST)
of MAL, Michael Ho’ota uttered the statement during MEAs
two days inception workshop/meeting held at the Heritage
Park Hotel in Honiara from 13-14 May 2021.
Objectives
of the meeting is to raise awareness on the programme’s
objective and activities; scoping out strategic partnerships
with civil society and private sector; refine and validate
work plan for year 1 which include validating
Thursday, 6 May 2021, 5:23 pm
The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock through the
Integrated Forest Management Project (IFMP) of which the
Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United
Nations is the implementing agency has successfully
established its Integrated Land Management Committee
(ILMC).
The committee (ILMC) core responsibility is to
provide general oversight of project execution related to
sustainable land management and improved decision making in
production landscapes.
The project goal is to
strengthen and complement ongoing efforts by the Government
of the Solomon Islands and its partners in order to promote
new approaches to sustainable forest management that is
socially viable, economically feasible, and environmentally
Tuesday, 13 April 2021, 5:52 pm
More than 40 farmers in Malaita province has received
boosting assistance of agricultural tools and materials from
the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) under its
Sustainable Economic Growth and Export Strengthening (SEGES)
programme last month 25th March 2021.
These are
projects that farmers applied for in 2020 under MAL SEGES
programme, a Medium Term Development Programme (MTDP) of the
ministry (MAL) which is being implemented from 2020 to
2024.
“Project recipients (farmers) were really
happy and acknowledged MAL for the support.
“Coconut
farmers at Baunani Land Purchase Cooperative (LPC) in West
Kwaio, upon receiving their coconut tools and materials,
expressed gratitude and appreciation to MAL saying they will
The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) in its strongest term condemned the action taken by the Honiara City Council (HCC) to sell off its piece of land that housed the Biosecurity incinerator at Ranadi, East of Honiara. This was after .
Friday, 19 February 2021, 6:13 am
Officers of the Biosecurity Solomon Islands (BSI) within
the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) are
currently investigating an alleged Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle
(Oryctes Rhinoceros) attack on Noni plant at Baunasaitonga
Noni Farm in East Guadalcanal.
Following reports of
the incursion, BSI Surveillance officers yesterday
(Wednesday 17th February) quickly responded to see the
damage and collected samples/specimens for diagnostic
work.
“At the moment we suspect the beetle to be
Xylotrupes gideon, and not the quarantine pest, Coconut
Rhinoceros Beetle (CRB) as previously alluded by some
people,” Chief Surveillance officer, Crispus Fanai
said.
He said, according to records, Xylotrupes gideon