PANGA WANTS END TO LAND DISPUTE

BY BRIAN LEZUTUNI

Premier of Gudalcanal Province Stephen Panga has called on people of the Guadalcanal Plains to do away with land dispute as a way to further agricultural opportunities for the province.
Premier Panga when speaking at programme to mark first harvest of the Bore and Sape Communities Rice Farm spoke out against ongoing land disputes in the area.
He said the Plains with its huge landmass is an ideal place by which agricultural opportunities such as rice farming can be utilized to its full potential.
“Rice farming is a new development initiative and landowners should seize the opportunity and involve heavily in it.
“All in all the development of the Agricultural sector within the country is important if the country is to go forward in improving its economical outlook,” he added.
Hon Panga congratulated communities of Sape and Bore for involving in Rice farming challenging others to follow suit and encouraged them to work closely with stakeholders like the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock and ROC through its Taiwan Technical Mission.
“Working closely with them would enable more opportunities for communities to benefit from such project,” he added.