Farmers urged to purchase seeds from genuine suppliers Farmers urged to purchase seeds from genuine suppliers BSI Editor / Thursday, 4 February 2021 0 282 Local farmers and the general public are cautioned to purchase seeds of any sort for planting from genuine suppliers as some shops were found to be selling unsolicited and unauthentic seeds. The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) through its Biosecurity Solomon Islands... Read More
Biosecurity SI warns seed importers to comply Biosecurity SI warns seed importers to comply BSI Editor / Thursday, 4 February 2021 0 251 Companies and individuals wishing to import and sell seeds from overseas into the country are strongly advised to comply with the Biosecurity Act 2013 regulations. Director of Biosecurity Solomon Islands (BSI) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL), Francis Tsatsia, issued... Read More
BSI: Importing seeds for planting of any sort without an “import permit” is illegal BSI: Importing seeds for planting of any sort without an “import permit” is illegal BSI Editor / Thursday, 4 February 2021 0 232 Biosecurity Solomon Islands (BSI) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) has warned companies and individuals that it is illegal to import seeds for planting of any sort and sell it in the country without obtaining an ‘import permit’ from BSI. The warning came following a... Read More
Solomon Islands and New Zealand Government join forces to control Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle Solomon Islands and New Zealand Government join forces to control Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle BSI Editor / Thursday, 21 January 2021 0 299 Solomon Islands has formed a new partnership with New Zealand to step up the response to the invasive Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle (CRB) which, if left unchecked, would pose a serious threat to food security and coconut and palm oil industries. Last Friday (15th January 2021) a Grant Funding... Read More
Gov’t bans imports of poultry products from Australia Gov’t bans imports of poultry products from Australia BSI Editor / Tuesday, 25 August 2020 0 661 The government through the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL), Biosecurity Department has temporarily banned importation of poultry products from Australia. The ministry prompted the action following an outbreak of a highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus detected on poultry... Read More
MAL step up efforts to contain ‘African Swine Fever’ MAL step up efforts to contain ‘African Swine Fever’ BSI Editor / Tuesday, 21 July 2020 0 585 The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) through its Biosecurity division is scaling up its ‘African Swine Fever’ (ASF) preparedness efforts to contain any possible importation of ASF disease into the country. African swine fever (ASF) is a highly transmittable viral disease of domestic... Read More