Minister blong Agriculture Livestock Forestry mo Biosecurity Hon. Ian Wilson I startem 2026 working calendar blong conductem awareness about niufala policy blong MALFB we hemi ISLAND FOCUS INITIATIVE. Initiative ia hemi blong government tru lo MALFB I invest long ol agricultural crops mo livestock or wood we hemi more popular long wan wan island truaut long kantri.
Minister Wilson i talem se awareness ia hemi blong Yumi ol man Vanuatu I understand why nau MALFB I tekem ISLAND FOCUS INITIATIVE olsem priority policy from we for far too long Vanuatu government hemi spreadem ol resources too thin across every island so time Yumi lukluk bak, I nogat impact olsem we Yumi expectem. Wetem Island Focus Initiative we National Agriculture Forum blong 2025 I adoptem, niufala wokabaut ia I mean se MALFB Bai hemi invest long specific root crops mo livestock or forestry long selected islands we oli gat strength blong kind crop ia, so that Yumi save realisem strong impact inside long nekis 5 years.
Key objective blong policy ia hemi blong man Vanuatu I must changem mindset se while oli mekem garen blong kakai long Haus, be long semtaem oli invest long ol bigfala farms blong planem hectare blong root crops, growem hectare blo buluk or forestry.
Mindset I must change blong tritim farm investment olsm office we farmer I must enterem farm long 7am mo leko farm long 5pm hemia blong 7 days long wan week.
Mindset I must change blong invest long farm mo supply market olsem schools, hospital mo correctional center. Mindset I must change blong ting se I nogat market whereas Yumi sta wokem garen yet be I no farm, mo depend long imported kakai.
Mindset I must change blong Yumi kakai local mo Yumi supply local I go lo market instead blo depend long ol imported kakai we I kosem plante sik. Blong daunem NCD, MALFB istap enkarejem ol Manples blo grow local, kakai local mo stap healthy oltaem blong save continue work long graun. Long wokabaut ia.
MALFB hemi requestem ol line govt agencies blong join mo conduct awareness together so that ol agencies oli save tokbaut mo respond long roles mo responsibility blong olketa inside long investment long agriculture sector.
Ol line agencies we oli part long awareness ia I gat MIPU we hemi responsible blong addressem access road go farm mo bush clearing. I gat too ministry blong Trade we Bai hemi tokbaut market potential. Ministry blong Education mo Health too Bai joinem awareness ia blong tokbaut organic healthy kakai blong complementem nara policy we hemi FARM TO INSTITUTIONS we MALFB bai I introducem olsem first market blong ol farmers I supply local kakai I go lo national institutions olsem schools, hospitals mo correctional center. Lands department too I joinem awareness team blong addressem issue blong ownership blong graun mo how land owners I save enterem agreement wetem govt blong invest long policy ia. Department of Local Authority too I join blong drawem linkage between MALFB program activities mo business plan blo area councils.
Under long initiative ia, long SANMA province, MALFB bai invest long ol key crops long sector blong Agriculture lsem KAVA, COCOA, SPICES, ROOT CROPS.
Long Livestock sector igat, CHICKEN, CATTLE, PIG, GOAT mo BEE. And long Forestry sector, SANMA bai focus long TIMBER mo NON TIMBER PRODUCTS.
Minister Ian Wilson wetem kampani blong ol government officials istartem awareness wokabaut ia long week ia long SANMA PROVINCE mo delegation Bai sitaun wetem every area council blong storian wetem community about Island focus initiative.
Delegation blong blong MALFB we istap conduct awareness ia hemi include PA1 mo DG MALFB, mo ol sectoral manager blong North under long MALFB. 1st PA mo Private advisor blong minister MIPU, Senior Manager blong Lands long SANMA mo officials blong Department of Local Authority. OL nara members we oli shud joinem team long week ia hemi minister blo Trades, Education mo Health as well as officials blong CLMO. NBV too I joinem delegation blong tokbaut access to finance.
Farmer Jeffry Sul i shoem 1ha garen taro (20,000) intercrop wetem kava (18,000) stret long Tanmil long Canal Fanafo, Santo island.
1ha plot blong 10,000 stampa blong Pacific Kava long Canal Fanafo, Santo island.