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West Are’are kava farmers receive training
The importance of Kava crop to livelihood and its economic return to the country was emphasized to West Are’are Constituency farmers during a recent training held at Haumahure’a Centre –…
World Food Day commemorated
Tomorrow Friday 16 October is the World Food Day.
An international day celebrated yearly around the world in honor of the date of the founding of the Food and Agriculture…
PM PRAISES NW GUADALCANAL FARMERS DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has praised the initiative by a rural Farmers’ Association established in Northwest Guadalcanal to develop their resources for economic self-reliance.
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𝐆𝐏𝐀𝐃 & 𝐌𝐀𝐋 𝐊𝐚𝐯𝐚 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐇𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬 𝐚 𝐒𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬
The Guadalcanal Provincial Agriculture Division (GPAD) had conducted a three (3) days kava workshop in Hauvalisi, and Vatupuku, West Guadalcanal Constituency for both west and south…
MAL, MCILI and Australia High Commission launch cocoa book for villages
Launching the book “Mekim and Selem Cocoa”. (L to R): Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, Ethel Frances; Deputy Australian High Commissioner to Solomon…
Farmers commend Government for COVID-19 ESP awareness
Malaita agricultural farmers have commended the National Government for initiating the COVID-19 Economic Stimulus Package assistance.
They are also thankful that the awareness talks…
MAL bids farewell to retirees
The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) on July 3rd officially bids farewell to five (5) of its longest serving officers retired and discharged honorably from active service,…
Impressive GPPOL carries on as normal despite COVID-19
Up in the Guadalcanal Plains nothing changes much at the country’s only palm oil plantation, the Guadalcanal Plains Palm Oil Plantation Limited, as it carries on with business as usual…
GPPOL and George offer us uplifting tales in the midst of COVID-19
George Wolo is not just an ordinary worker. But he’s one of the top harvesters of the Guadalcanal Plains Palm Oil Limited (GPPOL).SBMOnline was given rare access today in GPPOL to witness…
Youths and Farmers encouraged to apply for Economic Stimulus Package
All youths and rural farmers in the country are encouraged to apply for assistance from the COVID - 19 Economic Stimulus Package, ESP.
Policy Secretary for the Productive Sector in the…