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andPlanningdepartment.
Meanwhile,Mr.TsatsiasaidaspartoftheCRBprojectpreparation,hisofficethroughthe
BiosecurityEmergencyCoordinationCentre(BECC)hasrecruitedadditional4staffintothe
office.¡°Theseincludeadataofficertodealwithdatacollectedfromthefield,alogistics
officertodealwithBECClogistics,aprocurementofficertodealwithBECCprocurement
andacommunication/awarenessofficerwhodealswithcommunicationandawareness."
Theofficeisyettorecruitsix(6)morequarantineofficerswhowillalsoinvolveinthe
CRBprojectimplementation.
¡°Coconutplantationownersandallindustriesinvolveinthecoconutindustrywillbeour
key partners in the five selected or prioritised sites in the provinces where they will
involve in the main key activities of the project. This will also include the coconut
working groups and other stakeholders companies. So, to control and eradicate this pest
requirescollaborativesupportfromallcitizensandcommunities."
"The task requires all hands on deck to contribute and it is everyone¡¯s business and
interesttoensureit¡¯sdonesuccessfully.Theteamsarelookingforwardtoyoursupportas
ourofficerswillbecomingaroundtoyourcommunitiesduringtheimplementationofthe
projectactivities.¡±
On 15th January 2021 a Grant Funding Arrangement was signed between SIG through
MAL and New Zealand Government. The agreement commits approximately SBD$10
million over a two year period to strengthening management and control of the CRB in
SolomonIslands,revampournationallabsowecancarryoutourowntestingthatrely
on outside. About SBD$3 million is taken up to support. However, of the 10 million
fundingarrangement,7millionpluswasallocatedforimplementationinthisyear¡¯sbudget
whiletheremainderofthefundsareallocatedforexpenditurein2022.
The new partnership intents to increase provincial CRB surveillance, clean-up and
management activities; establish internal quarantine protocol to limit the spread of CRB
between provinces; and collect and analyse CRB samples to inform integrated pest
management practices. It builds on work completed by MAL to map out sites of CRB
infestationacrossSolomonIslandswhichisinformingtheresponse.
The coconut rhinoceros beetle (CRB), Oryctes rhinoceros, was discovered in Honiara in
January2015.Coconutindustryandotherpalmsarevulnerabletotheinvasivepestattack.
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