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Risk Informing Development Programmes To Improve Food Security In Provincial Areas

Wednesday, 8 September 2021, 4:33 pm | Solomon Islands MAL

The Government of Solomon Islands through the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) hosted a one-day workshop with key government stakeholders on 25 August 2021, to discuss the inclusion of climate change and disaster risks into the National Food ... More >>

MAL “Delivery” Workshops Held

Monday, 9 August 2021, 5:54 am | Solomon Islands MAL

The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) held two workshops in mid-July to kick-off MAL’s new approach to the implementation of its priority projects, via its newly-appointed Delivery Team. The first session - “Introduction to Delivery ... More >>

Livelihood Committee Reviews Honiara Lockdown Plan, Develop Savo Volcano Preparedness & Response Plan

Monday, 9 August 2021, 5:52 am | Solomon Islands MAL

A one-day workshop meeting to review the Honiara Lockdown Plan and to develop the Savo Island volcano preparedness and response plan was held by members of the Livelihood Sector committee (LSC) on 4th August 2021 at the Heritage Park Hotel in Honiara. ... More >>

MAL Delivers Farming Machines To Maepua Model Farm In Makira

Wednesday, 4 August 2021, 6:07 pm | Solomon Islands MAL

The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) through its Makira-Ulawa Province Extension office has boosted Maepua model farm in Central Makira with the delivery of new agricultural machines. MAL based Makira-Ulawa extension officers officially ... More >>

More Farmers Benefit From MAL Export Crop Programme

Wednesday, 4 August 2021, 4:51 pm | Solomon Islands MAL

More farmer groups in Guadalcanal Province took delivery of farming equipments under the Export Crop Programme 2021 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL). They are Hauvalisi (Babanakira) Kava farmers association in the remote South Guadalcanal ... More >>

MAL Trains Chale And Uzamba Farmers On Cocoa Grafting For Better Production

Sunday, 1 August 2021, 7:04 pm | Solomon Islands MAL

Trainings on cocoa grafting was conducted for Chale and Uzamba Participatory Action Research (PAR) farmers in the Western Province. The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) through its Research Department conducted the field trainings recently at Chale ... More >>

MAL Establishes First Ever Noni Observation Plot At Mile Six, Gizo

Tuesday, 27 July 2021, 6:18 pm | Solomon Islands MAL

The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) through its Research Department has established the country’s first ever Noni observation plot at Mile six in Gizo, Western Province. The noni observation plot will support MAL Research officers to ... More >>

MAL Supports T.W Enterprise Noni Farm With Agricultural Equipments

Wednesday, 21 July 2021, 5:09 pm | Solomon Islands MAL

(L-R) Deputy Director (supervising) Lily Wame, Bernard Garo Chairman for Northwest Guadalcanal Noni Farmers Association (NWGNFA), MAL Deputy Secretary Technical (DST) Michael Ho’ota, T.W Noni farm manager and owner, Tamra Wale receives the donation ... More >>

Plant Health Clinic Promoted At Central Province Appointed Day

Monday, 19 July 2021, 5:45 am | Solomon Islands MAL

Farmers and the general public in Tulagi Central Island Province are privileged to learn about plant health and diseases affecting plants and crops thanks to the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) in partnership with Secretariat of the ... More >>

MAL Officers Get Covid-19 Jabs

Friday, 16 July 2021, 6:36 am | Solomon Islands MAL

Staff of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) has joined citizens both in Honiara and across the country in the fight against Coronavirus pandemic as they took their Covid-19 vaccination. Recently MAL front liners from the Biosecurity Department ... More >>

Noni Farmers Learn Together During Field Day, Lauds MAL

Wednesday, 14 July 2021, 7:32 pm | Solomon Islands MAL

A field day that offered excellent opportunities for Noni farmers in East Guadalcanal, Central Guadalcanal and Honiara suburb to share their experiences, sharpen skills and learn firsthand facts about noni crop/tree was successfully held on Monday 12th ... More >>

Deal To Protect Solomon Islands From Biosecurity Risks Sealed

Thursday, 24 June 2021, 6:33 pm | Solomon Islands MAL

Biosecurity Solomon Islands of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) has entered into a new partnership agreement with Solrice Company to restrengthen its Compliance against entry of exotic pest and other biosecurity risks into the country. ... More >>

Aola Piggery Farmers Undergo ‘Animal Husbandry’ Training

Wednesday, 23 June 2021, 5:15 pm | Solomon Islands MAL

Total of 33 piggery farmers at Aola Community in East Central Guadalcanal has participated in a three days’ workshop training on proper animal husbandry and management. Department of Livestock and Veterinary Services of the Ministry of Agriculture Livestock (MAL) ... More >>

Seeds And Farming Tools Delivered For Tikopia & Anuta Communities

Monday, 7 June 2021, 5:17 pm | Solomon Islands MAL

The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) through its Extension Department has delivered dozens of vegetable seeds and farming tools to remote communities in Tikopia and Anuta Island, Temotu Province. The consignment was delivered through ... More >>

Livestock Team Assesses National Piggery Project Site In Gizo

Monday, 7 June 2021, 5:11 pm | Solomon Islands MAL

A delegation from the Livestock and Veterinary Services Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) has successfully ended an assessment and implementation planning tour to the National Piggery (Pig Breeding) project proposed site at Mile ... More >>

MAL Looks Forward To Implement MEAs National Activities With FAO

Monday, 24 May 2021, 5:37 am | Solomon Islands MAL

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 ... More >>

MAL Boosts San Isidro’s Farming Capacity To Produce More Food

Tuesday, 11 May 2021, 5:35 am | Solomon Islands MAL

The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) has enriched San Isidro Care Centre’s (SICC) farming capacity to produce more food with the donation of vegetable seeds and tools to the centre on 5th April 2021. SICC is a rural training Centre for Special ... More >>

MAL Establishes Integrated Land Management Committee (ILMC)

Thursday, 6 May 2021, 5:23 pm | Solomon Islands MAL

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 ... More >>

MAL Conducts CRB Management Control Awareness For St. Martins RTC Agriculture Students

Friday, 30 April 2021, 5:29 am | Solomon Islands MAL

The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) through its Research Department has successfully delivered a one-day awareness on the management control of Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle (CRB) for St. Martins Rural Training Centre (RTC) Agriculture students ... More >>

Agriculture Support Heralds MAL-CSSI New Partnership

Monday, 19 April 2021, 5:56 pm | Solomon Islands MAL

A new era partnership to boost agriculture development focusing on strengthening food production for food security has materialized between the Ministry of Agriculture (MAL) and the Correctional Services of Solomon Islands (CSSI). The new partnership ... More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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