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MAL Participates In Western Big Day, Roviana Festival Activities
Sunday, 13 December 2020, 3:53 pm | Solomon Islands MAL
The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL), Western Province Extension Office have participated in the province’s second appointed day celebration and the Roviana Lagoon Festival activities, last week. Chief Field Officer of MAL, Western Province ... More >>
MAL Delivers Despite Budget Cut Amid Covid-19 Pressures
Sunday, 13 December 2020, 3:51 pm | Solomon Islands MAL
The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock continue to deliver its mandatory services to farmers throughout the country despite reduction on its development budget due to Covid-19 pressures. MAL Minister, Hon. Senley Filualea told Parliament while contributing ... More >>
Distribution Of Vegetable Seeds & Tools Extended To Provinces
Sunday, 29 November 2020, 4:44 pm | Solomon Islands MAL
The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) has stretched its vegetable seeds and farming tools distribution programme under the Covid-19 Livelihood Sector Agriculture Support to the provinces. The distribution is part of the ongoing agriculture support ... More >>
Saelea: Food & Nutrition Security Remains Top Priority In FAO Assistance For SI
Tuesday, 3 November 2020, 6:24 pm | Solomon Islands MAL
Food and nutrition security remains the top priority areas of support by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations for Solomon Islands. FAO country representative Jimi Saelea revealed this during the recent World Food Day ... More >>
Paradigm Shift Needed In Agriculture To Sustain Livelihoods & Food Security
Sunday, 25 October 2020, 5:30 pm | Solomon Islands MAL
The country’s agriculture sector needs to shift from doing business as usual and embark on adaptive and disaster risk resilience approaches to sustain people’s livelihoods and food security. Minister for the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock ... More >>
MAL Minister Calls For United Effort In Agriculture Development
Sunday, 25 October 2020, 5:27 pm | Solomon Islands MAL
Minister for the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) Hon. Senley Levi Filualea is calling for collective efforts from stakeholders including government, private sectors and farmers towards the development of agriculture in the country. Hon. Filualea ... More >>
Citizens Urged To ‘Eat Healthy Food Not Rice And Noodle’
Thursday, 22 October 2020, 6:35 pm | Solomon Islands MAL
The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) Ethel Frances is urging citizens to plant and eat healthy nutritious food and not processed food. MAL PS Ethel Frances delivers her remarks PS Frances was speaking during the ... More >>
Farmers Get Agricultural Advice On Plant Pest & Disease Management
Sunday, 4 October 2020, 4:45 pm | Solomon Islands MAL
Plant Doctors assisting local women farmers with agricultural advices during the Plant Health Clinic A Plant Health Clinic (PHC) aims to support farmers struggling to control pest and disease affecting their plants/crops was held in Munda, Western ... More >>
Agriculture Team Visits SPK Farm
Wednesday, 30 September 2020, 6:31 pm | Solomon Islands MAL
A delegation comprised of senior officers from the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) Extension department in Honiara and Guadalcanal Province Agriculture Division visited SPK farm at Metapona area, North Guadalcanal on 23rd September. The joint ... More >>
Why Elizabeth Quit Teaching And Involves In Family Farming
Sunday, 27 September 2020, 8:50 pm | Solomon Islands MAL
To leave a white-collar job or formal employment is a tough decision one could ponder and it only takes courageous women and men to take the risk. As hockey legend Wayne Gretzky once said, It’s important to actually strike out and follow your heart—even ... More >>
Training Aims To Boost Capacity & Economic Activities For Guadalcanal Kava Farmers
Sunday, 27 September 2020, 8:48 pm | Solomon Islands MAL
A four-days training to enrich Guadalcanal rural kava farmers capacity and boost economic activities in the province was held recently (17th – 21st August 2020). Guadalcanal Provincial Government (GPG) through its Agriculture Division facilitated ... More >>
Developing Resilient Model Farms To Improve Nutrition In Provincial Areas
Sunday, 27 September 2020, 8:45 pm | Solomon Islands MAL
The Solomon Islands Government through the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) has hosted a two-day workshop with key government stakeholders in Honiara recently, to design agricultural model farms that will strengthen community resilience and ... More >>
MAL Team Visits Adaliua Farm, Pays Courtesy Call To Malaita Premier
Sunday, 2 August 2020, 5:03 pm | Solomon Islands MAL
A delegation from the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) has visited Adaliua farm in Central Kwara’ae Malaita Province from 15th-17th July 2020. Chief Administration Officer, Hubert Gua headed the team, which consisted of Farm Manager, James Ernest, ... More >>