The members of the West Wainoni Council of Women in East Makira of Makira Ulawa Province have undergone five sessions of training on vegetable, fruit trees and food crop production.
The training was funded by the Makira Ulawa Province’s Rural Development Program, and facilitated by the Department of Agriculture.
The ‘Women in Agriculture Extension Services Officer’, Josephine Harunari and Principal Agriculture Field Officer, Petra Urahora facilitated the first ever training on vegetable production and management for 30 participants from the West Wainoni Council of Women from May 25 to 28.
They told the Kira Kira (Sun’s) newspaper correspondent that the participants, both men and women members of the West Wainoni Council of Women were given theoretical training in the mornings and practical training in the afternoons on vegetable production and Management.
The Agricultural Officers said the participants expressed happiness with the training as it was the first time such training had been held for them.
Source. Island Sun newspaper.
Yours sincerely
Frank Short
