Ban on Taro from Samoa Remains
The ban on taro from Samoa remains. Director of Agriculture Filifa’atali Mike Fuiava told a House hearing yesterday the Samoa Ministry of Agriculture has still not received test results from ...Read more
The ban on taro from Samoa remains. Director of Agriculture Filifa’atali Mike Fuiava told a House hearing yesterday the Samoa Ministry of Agriculture has still not received test results from ...Read more
Last Friday was the deadline for bidding to supply vegetables for the School Lunch Program (SLP) according to the SLP Assistant Director, Christine Fualaau. Fualaau says they have received approval ...Read more
A businessman who imported a shipment of watermelons from Tonga last week can’t understand why the Department of Agriculture refused to inspect and release his watermelons at a location ...Read more
The Acting Director of Agriculture, Tapaau Dr. Daniel Aga, says there’s no easy way to solve the problems in the agricultural sector, that what’s needed is a careful and systemic review ...Read more
Director of Health Motusa Tuileama Nua says the Department of Agriculture and landowners are to be blamed for the current problems with Asian vegetable farms. He believes the Department of ...Read more
The Department of Agriculture is getting the word out about the reasons for their decision to temporarily stop all locally grown produce for the school lunch program with the exception of taros and ...Read more
The Acting Director of Agriculture Peter Gurr says it’s for the protection of the school children’s health that DOA has suspended the sale of locally grown produce for the School Lunch ...Read more
Businesswoman and supplier of locally grown vegetables for the School Lunch Program, Helen Young, has reason to believe that she’s being discriminated against by the Department of ...Read more
The weather man served up sunshine this morning as the 2016 Flag Day got off to a great start with the opening of the Farm and Trade Fair at Suiga ula o le Atuvasa. About 30 companies and ...Read more