Agriculture

Women Seaweed Vendors Making Ends Meet At Gizo Market

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BY KHAMA LINCOLN in Gizo A CLASS four student, Rose Kiko, 13, and Elderly Mother, Freda Kamikera are seaweed (sea grapes) farmers from Kongulavata, west of Gizo Island in the Western Solomons. A few days ago,...

A Mother, Travelling Miles to sell Mangos and Melons in Gizo

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BY KHAMA LINCOLN in Gizo THIS Christmas is the first time for elderly grandmother mother Irène Linge and her granddaughter to travel 237 Miles to sell mangos and melons in Gizo. Her husband James is...

Lets Implement Strategic Road Map Together: PS MAL

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BY JOHN HOUANIHAUTHE Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock have launched its 2021-2030 strategic plan Tuesday Last week.This was announced by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) Permanent Secretary, Mrs Ethel T Francis during...

Ward 28 Women Reps Acknowledge MPA Ward Member

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BY LESLEY FOINAGWA - ISLES MEDIA FREELANCE REPORTER IN WEST KWAIO WOMEN representative from Ward 28, in West Kwaio, Margaret Wate have acknowledged their provincial Member, Hon. Claudio Teifi for providing small income-generating projects to...

Making Use of Oppotunities to Work in Aussie: A Reflection By Mrs Gale

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BY JOHN HOUANIHAU OPPOTUNITIES do not come so often and Solomon Islanders who have the chance to go and work in Australia are so fortunate according to Lyn Gale. Mrs Gale who lived in Melbourne, Australia for...

PS Ethel Frances Unveils MAL’s 10 Years Strategic Plan

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BY JOHN HOUANIHAU IT IS the first time for the Ministry of Agriculture and the country to have a 10 year strategy plan according to the Ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Ethel Francis. ‘’It actually started in 2019...

Ministry Soon To Introduce a New Tilapia Species: Sugumanu

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BY JOHN HOUANIHAU THE MINISTRY Of Fisheries and Marine Resources will soon introduce a new Tilapia species to local tilapia farmers in the Country. This was highlighted last week at the heritage park Hotel by the...

A Mother’s Struggle to Complete Her Studies

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BY JOHN HOUANIHAU Diane Joshua ventured into Cassava gardening in year 2018 to support her in her study at the Solomon Islands National University. In 2019, Diane was a former Teacher in Training (TIT) -early childhood...

Country’s Food System Underperform: PS Agriculture, Mrs. Ethel Frances

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BY ALEX DADAMU THE Solomon Islands' contemporary food systems were underperforming even before the COVID-19 Health Pandemic and have seen its worst since. This was according to the Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Agriculture and...

Mum Reveals Pride in Raising Two Kids in School

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BY JOHN HOUANIHAU Ruth Mae describes herself as a homegirl as she spends most of her time at her home village in Central Kwara’ae, Malaita Province. Speaking to Environment media, she revealed that she never attended...