Category: Agriculture

TREE GROWERS QUESTIONED GOV’T OVER FORESTRY ASSISTANCE
Agriculture

TREE GROWERS QUESTIONED GOV’T OVER FORESTRY ASSISTANCE

admin- February 13, 2016

SIBC North Malaita stringer John Andrew Kiri. Photo credit: SIBC. Smallholder tree growers in North Malaita have called on the Ministry of Forest and Research ... Read More

SI NEEDS TO TIGHTEN UP BIO-SECURITY MEASURES
Agriculture

SI NEEDS TO TIGHTEN UP BIO-SECURITY MEASURES

admin- February 9, 2016

Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, Jimmy Saelea. Photo credit: SIBC. Solomon Islands needs to strengthen its bio-security capabilities to prevent future ... Read More

MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE EMBARKED ON RHINOCEROS BEETLE
Agriculture

MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE EMBARKED ON RHINOCEROS BEETLE

admin- February 6, 2016

The Oryctes Rhinoceros. Photo credit: The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock has embarked on controlling the invasive Rhinoceros beetle in the country. The beetle is ... Read More

SI CAN SURVIVE SNAIL THREAT
Agriculture

SI CAN SURVIVE SNAIL THREAT

admin- February 4, 2016

Guadalcanal remains affected with GAS. Photo: Courtesy of Wikimedia. Solomon Islands food security can survive the current biological threat posed by the invasive Giant African ... Read More

TAIWAN TECHNICAL MISSION LAUNCHED STUDENT PROGRAM
Agriculture

TAIWAN TECHNICAL MISSION LAUNCHED STUDENT PROGRAM

admin- February 2, 2016

The rice farm at the Taiwan Technical Mission in Honiara. Photo credit: SIBC. The Taiwan Technical Mission (TTM) and the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock ... Read More

NEW POULTRY & PIGGERY FEED SUPPLY OPENS IN HONIARA
Agriculture

NEW POULTRY & PIGGERY FEED SUPPLY OPENS IN HONIARA

admin- January 28, 2016

SONY DSC A new poultry and piggery feed supplier will open tomorrow in Honiara. Located at the Naha junction just opposite the Kobito bus stop, ... Read More

MET SERVICE WARNS OF EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS
Agriculture

MET SERVICE WARNS OF EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS

admin- January 27, 2016

El Nino in the Pacific region. Photo credit: www.theweathernetwork.com The Solomon Islands Meteorological Services said the country is currently in the wet season and the ... Read More