BY JOHN HOUANIAHU

The first two containers of frozen cassava will be exported in June this year.

Cassava export initiative is the third of the eight key policy priorities assigned to the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL) under the Government for National Unity and Transformation (GNUT).

“Despite earlier weather-related delays, our first two containers of frozen cassava will be exported in June,” said Minister Franklyn Wasi.

He opened this year’s Ministry of Agriculture & Livestock Annual Planning Conference on Monday this week at the Honiara Hotel in Honiara.

“We invested $2.7 million in a processing facility in partnership with SAPE Farm, which will process frozen cassava, produce cassava flour and manufacture livestock feed,” he told delegates and stakeholders.

He said that the buyer has indicated demand for four containers per month, confirming strong market interest.

One of the Government funded agriculture projects through the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAL), Sape farm bearing successful results as its cassava tubers were exported overseas since 2020 with more export expected this year and in the coming years as there is huge interests and demand for cassava.

Sape farm in partnership with Varivao Holdings Ltd exported 14 tons of (its) cassava tubers to Australia, the first export after its establishment in 2018.

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