Category: Agriculture

SOLOMON ISLANDERS TOLD TO EAT MORE LOCALLY GROWN FOOD
Agriculture

SOLOMON ISLANDERS TOLD TO EAT MORE LOCALLY GROWN FOOD

admin- February 3, 2015

Hon Augustine Auga-Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Development and MP for Lau and Baelelea. Photo credit: GCU. The Minister for Agriculture and Livestock has encouraged ... Read More

SERIES OF AGRICULTURE AND LIVESTOCK TRAINING HOSTED IN COUNTRY
Agriculture

SERIES OF AGRICULTURE AND LIVESTOCK TRAINING HOSTED IN COUNTRY

admin- January 28, 2015

Mixed feed pellets. Photo credit: www.poultryhub.org A series of piggery and village chicken feed formulation for livestock officers and farmers in Honiara is to be ... Read More

FARMERS WORRIED OVER PRESENCE OF DEADLY COCONUT BEETLE
Agriculture

FARMERS WORRIED OVER PRESENCE OF DEADLY COCONUT BEETLE

admin- January 25, 2015

An example of how the beetle can destroy coconut fronds. Photo credit: MAL. Coconut Plantation owners in North Guadalcanal are concerned by the recent announcement ... Read More

DO AWAY WITH MP DISCRETIONARY OVER AGRICULTURE FUNDS: FARMERS
Agriculture

DO AWAY WITH MP DISCRETIONARY OVER AGRICULTURE FUNDS: FARMERS

admin- January 22, 2015

The Nila Habour in Shortland Islands. Photo credit: SIBC. A retired senior agriculture extension officer and local copra producers in Shortland Islands are calling on ... Read More

AGRICULTURE SET UP TASK FORCE TO HUNT AND DESTROY PEST
Agriculture

AGRICULTURE SET UP TASK FORCE TO HUNT AND DESTROY PEST

admin- January 19, 2015

An example of how the beetle can destroy coconut fronds. Photo credit: MAL. The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock has set up a task force ... Read More

WORLD’S MOST DANGEROUS COCONUT BEETLE NOW IN SOLOMONS
Agriculture

WORLD’S MOST DANGEROUS COCONUT BEETLE NOW IN SOLOMONS

admin- January 17, 2015

The Oryctes Rhinoceros. Photo credit: allgenusbeetlefansindonesia.blogspot.com The world’s most deadly coconut rhinoceros beetle known as Oryctes rhinoceros has been confirmed to be present in Honiara. ... Read More

BAD ROADS HAMPER BUSINESS ACTIVITIES IN NORTH MALAITA
Agriculture

BAD ROADS HAMPER BUSINESS ACTIVITIES IN NORTH MALAITA

admin- January 17, 2015

SIBC North Malaita stringer John Andrew Kiri. Photo credit: SIBC. Deteriorating road conditions in North Malaita have interrupted business activities in the region, especially for ... Read More