MAL Christmas Message

It is this time of the year where we put an end to our work and celebrate the birth of our Lord & Saviour Jesus Christ who came to this earth on Christmas Day offered his life, so we have eternal life.

May our life be filled with good tidings, love and peace and you join families and friends around this great Nation to celebrate and remember this divine gift the only son of God Jesus Christ who is our eternal hope.

From:  The Hon. Minister Franklyn Derek Wasi and his family; staffs and families of the Ministry of Agriculture & Livestock

To:       The Governor General, His Excellency, Rev David Tiva Kapu and Lady Kapu;

The Hon. Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele MP, and Madam Manele;

The Hon. Deputy Prime Minister, Cabinet Ministers, the Leader of Opposition, the Leader of Independent, all Members of Parliament and their families;

Speaker of the National Parliament Pattison Oti and lady Oti, the Chief Justice Sir Albert Palmer and madam Palmer, Mayor of the Honiara City and councilors, Provincial Premiers and members of provincial assemblies,

Heads of Resident Diplomatic Missions and their staffs;

Our Development partners and stakeholders; Private Sector; and Non-Government Organizations; Church leaders, Chiefs; Women and Youth leaders, and

All the good farmers and their families, our rural people of Solomon Islands, the agribusiness community including commodity buyers and exporters, and all our stakeholders.

As we celebrate the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ this festive season, let us also take time to reflect on our failure and successes throughout the year. We offer thanks to God for His grace, love, and faithfulness throughout 2024.

This year has presented its challenges, but we remain steadfast and committed to a new season of agricultural productivity and partnership in 2025.

To our farmers, stakeholders, and the private sector, we are deeply grateful for your continued commitment to the agriculture sector, especially in the face of so many obstacles. In these challenging times, we recognize that 2025 will bring its own difficulties, but we are confident that the lessons we’ve learned will enable us to build a more robust response and elevate the contribution of agriculture to food security, safety, nutrition and economic growth for Solomon Islands.

We thank our development partners for their unwavering support to our government and the Ministry of Agriculture & Livestock. MAL is transforming into a more dynamic and “ready to partner” entity to meet the evolving needs of the agriculture sector.

We wish you all a joyful festive season filled with family gatherings and renewed spirits. May we all approach the new year with a heart for the evolving agricultural landscape.

We look forward to a stronger collaboration with our poultry, piggery, cattle and honeybee farmers, root crop and vegetable farmers, spices and fruits tree farmers in year 2025.

A blessed merry Christmas and a joyous New year 2025 celebrations.