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KEY POLICIES
The Solomon Islands Agriculture and Livestock Sector Policy 2015-2019 is accommodative and a roadmap for MAL to execute its sustainable development programs effectively and efficiently for the next 5 years. The SIALSP 2015-2019 is aligned to the National Development Strategy (NDS) 2011-2020, the Democratic Coalition for Change Government (DCCG) policy statement 2014-2020, with reference to the MAL Corporate Plan 2015-2019, and various sub-sector policies in its revision.
Prepared by: The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock
Date: 2015The Solomon Islands Agriculture and Livestock Sector Policy 2015-2019 has four clear key goals: I. To achieve food sovereignty; II. To improve rural livelihoods; III. To promote agriculture for import substitution; and IV. To increase trade.
Prepared by: The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock
Date: 2015This Policy document serves as a “road map” and contains the strategic options for Agricultural Development in the Solomon Islands, including the National Development Framework, presenting the Policy Options for MAL’s core activities, cross sectoral services and sub sector specific policies.
Prepared by: The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock
Date: November 2009This policy focusses on key strategies to enhance productivity, achieve food security and reduce the burden of over- and under-nutrition for all, through long term, sustainable collaboration and engagement by all key stakeholders in Solomon Islands.
Prepared by: The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Ministry of Health and Medical Services
Date: February 2010This document contains the key services of MAL for the Economic and Productive sector, strategies used to achieve the expected outcomes and indicators with an aim to promote, improve and lead agriculture development in Solomon Islands.
Prepared by: The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock
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SUB SECTOR STRATEGIES
The overall aim of this policy is to provide safe and nutritious food to the population of the Solomon Islands as well as foreigners visiting the country. In addition, promotion of organic agriculture systems in the Solomon Islands will contribute to improved environmental conditions, and income generating opportunities.
Prepared by: Joini Tutua, R. C. Joshi, Belden Taki, Shane Tutua, Michael Ho’ota, John Harunari, Edward Kingmele [CBE], and other MAL Senior Officers, and Pacific Countries Partners. Comments from JICA headquarters (Dr. Hideyuki Kanamori) are also acknowledged.
Date: April 2010This policy presents a framework to guide the development of the rice industry, with an aim to create more rural employment opportunities and bring about improvements in the lives of the rural communities now and in the future.
Prepared by: Belden Taki, Dr. R.C. Joshi, Michael Ho’ota, John M. Harunari, Eddie Horiharuna, Patteson Akipu, Jimi Saelea, Edward Kingmele [CBE], Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, Solomon Islands Government, Honiara, Solomon Islands
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LEGISLATION AND REGULATIONS
This paper contains a list of existing legislations and instruments for implementing Agricultural Policies, including the Constitution, Custom Act 1960, Cooperative Society Act 1953, Livestock Development Authority Act 1977, Agriculture Quarantine Act, Quarantine Order 1986, Handling of container rules 1994, Biosecurity Draft Bill 2008 etc.
An act to regulate the bee industry in Solomon Islands.
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USEFUL RESOURCES
Click link to download the Pacific Agriculture Policy Program (PAPP) Inventory of national Agriculture/Forestry Policies: National Questionnaire.
Prepared by: SPC PAPP
Date: December 2014Annual Report on the status of agriculture in the Solomon Islands, and an outline of the activities , achievements and financial expenditure of the Ministry in 2009.
Prepared by: Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock
Date: 2009
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KEY POLICIES
This policy document serves as a “road map” and contains the strategic options for Agricultural Development in the Solomon Islands, including the National Development Framework, presenting the Policy Options for MAL’s core activities, cross sectoral services and sub sector specific policies.
Prepared by: The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock
Date: 2009The Solomon Islands Livestock Policy Guidelines 2015–2019 are still in draft format.
This document is the 'Livestock Policy Guideline 2015-2020', it is based on the departments’ commitment with other stakeholders towards implementing the incumbent governments policy objectives and farmer demands through (i) Promoting effective livestock and veterinary services and (ii) Livestock subsector and industries support and development. This policy document is for the benefit of all farmers, processors, retailers, consumers, service providers, stakeholders, and MAL personnel involved livestock industry developmentPrepared by: The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock
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SUB SECTOR STRATEGIES
Under Development
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LEGISLATION AND REGULATIONS
This Act provides for the control of experiments on animals, for any purpose including licenses, permits, records & inspections, revocation of license or permit and penalty.
This legal document provides for the protection and advancement of agricultural and livestock industries.
The Act contains the Authority’s regulatory and operational role for the improvement of the nutritional level and income of the people, in particular the rural areas, covering all aspects of livestock productivity and commercial development of its products and matters associated with it.
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USEFUL RESOURCES
Under Development
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KEY POLICIES
Under Development
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SUB SECTOR STRATEGIES
Under Development
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LEGISLATION AND REGULATIONS
This Act is outlines the provisions for the prevention of introduction of pest and disease into Solomon Is through the importation of animals, plants and other things, requiring vessels and aircrafts to give notice of their arrivals and purposes.
This legal document includes the scope, administration procedures, general provisions, and items subject to quarantine including measures, detention segregation, protection, treatment, sanitary regulation and disinfection of vessels, pests and diseases affecting persons and goods.
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USEFUL RESOURCES
Under Development
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KEY POLICIES
This policy paper presents a framework to guide and enhance the Agriculture Extension Services, to be able to embrace for the ever changing needs of the farmers, create a conducive environment for development in rural communities, ensuring economic stability, food sovereignty and improved rural livelihoods.
Prepared by: Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock
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SUB SECTOR STRATEGIES
Under Development
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Research & Development
Under Development
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KEY POLICIES
This policy guides planners to make assessments, identify adaptation strategies that will enable the Solomon Is communities to become more resilient in coping with forces of climate change, improve the agricultural production , plan for future developments and ensure infrastructure is built in the correct locations with an aim of contributing to overall economic well-being.
Produced by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock
Prepared by: Dr Julian Prior
Date: June April 2015 -
SUB SECTOR STRATEGIES
Under Development
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LEGISLATION AND REGULATIONS
Under Development
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USEFUL RESOURCES
Under Development
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KEY POLICIES
This Policy Strategy is a living document that hopes to redefine the norms and lives of Solomon Island societies, to live and enjoy a meaningful life for all persons. This will be achieved through the implementation of this strategy via fundamental cluster reforms in the Productive Sector, Development and Resource Sector and Social sector.
This statement, reflects the current government’s key manifestos, commitment and recognition of the need to adopt a more comprehensive policy planning system, together with necessary sector reforms, which are in line with the principles of good governance. This has been carried out to ensure fair and equitable distribution of goods and services and to ensure access to equal opportunities for the people of the Solomon Islands.
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SUB SECTOR STRATEGIES
The forest policies and key implementation strategies adopted by the Solomon Island Government are outlined in this document. Some implementation strategies support more than one of the stated forest policies.
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LEGISLATION AND REGULATIONS
The Act outlines arrangements for the Environmental Health Sector including the duties and delegation of the Minister, general provisions of protection, financial, enforcement and prosecutions associated with this sector.
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USEFUL RESOURCES
The issue of youth engagement in the agricultural sector strikes the heart of a very difficult issue. In the Pacific region, youth unemployment is significant. Coupled with low economic growth, limited job creation and opportunities in the formal sector for youth, the engagement of young people in the agricultural sector would seem a solution for many. Yet the contribution of agriculture to GDP is less than 3% in most Micronesian countries, less than 10% in most Polynesian countries, and less than 20% in most Melanesian countries.
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