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Malekula Seeds on Display during National Week of Agriculture
Two female farmers from North West of Malekula were amongst the male farmers who are participating in the second National Week of Agriculture (NWA) on the island of Tanna, that will end tomorrow, Friday 3 September 2021. These female famers are exhibiting mainly...
Paving a new road for tourism through the ‘Produktif Turism Blong Yumi’ Initiative
The ‘Produktif Turism Blong Yumi’ team started their training, awareness, and research in Agritourism, Slow Food and Traditional local cuisine and Traditional farming systems. The locally driven highly experienced team have developed an interactive and informative...
Aneityum Farmers Target Steady Production of First Grade Vanilla
Vanilla farmers on the island of Aneityum are targeting the steady produce of first grade vanilla beans since their last harvest in December 2020. These vanilla farmers in Port Patrick were fortunate to attend several trainings on vanilla farming techniques until...
Historic VSP, EIT MOU For Provincial ICT Trainings
An MOU agreement between the Vanuatu Skills Partnership and Edwards Institute of Technology was signed 9th July in Port Vila. A first of its kind, this agreement will initially support professional capacity development of 24 government staff, including Area...
PENAMA WASH Technicians doing Certificate 2 in plumbing
Over 20 participants attended a PENAMA WASH Basic plumbing workshop and practical's which was held late February 2021 at Red Cliff, Ambae. Another workshop was held at Saratamata where the participants were tested to see if they were eligible to advance to the...
Groundbreaking of Area 1 Council house marks history for South Santo
Community members from Pakataura village and nearby areas recently witnessed for the first time the groundbreaking of a new council house for the Area 1 South Santo community. This milestone fulfills a long time development cry for the people in the area. With the...
VIT Trainees engaged in construction of SANMA Provincial house at Tasmalum
More than 25 Trainers from Pakataura village, Tasmalum South Santo area 1, have participated in a building training program coordinated by Vanuatu Institute of Technology (VIT) and accredited by the Vanuatu Qualifications Authority (VQA). This is a flexible training...
Improving Data Collection In Sanma Province For Better Service Delivery
SANMA Provincial Government Council (SPGC) is working to improve data collection and analysis practices for better planning and service delivery across the province. This includes a three-day workshop held last week in which participants, comprising senior provincial...
Northern Provincial Hospital eyes “Farm in hospital” initiative
The Northern Provincial Hospital (NPH), in partnership with other stakeholders such as Vanuatu Skills Partnership, Fisheries, Agriculture and Livestock departments, Vanuatu Agriculture College, Luganville Municipal Council and Department of Trades, anticipate the...
MALAMPA Farmers to Produce Own Seeds and Establish a Seed Bank
The development of agriculture extension services in Vanuatu has been closely related to agriculture and rural development. The extension services provided by the Assistant Agriculture Officers (AAO) of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) is...