National Rice Sector Policy (2010-2015).

The Solomon Island National Rice Sector Policy (2010-2015) provides a road map that will guide and direct the development of rice in order to produce tangible developments in agriculture and rural areas and provinces. It is expected that rice development will promote sustainability, consumer health welfare, and improve rural development and economy.
To this end, the policy will be implemented through the following steps: 1-Continuation of support for existing projects since not all ministry-supported projects have attained their full potential; 2-Consultation between all stakeholders involved in rice production, both government and private sectors; 3-Identification of production centers, because rather than generalizing rice production throughout the country, the production will be focused on certain areas depending on the arable land, population pressure, and other factors; 4- Determining production targets i.e if the country is pursuing 100% self-sufficiency in rice or only a 50%; 5- Project implementation issues including identification of eligible farming communities, consultation with the ministry, signing of Memorandum of Understanding, road construction and land clearing, training and provision of extension services, rice planting, and rotational crops.
Regarding governance, for the purpose of monitoring and supervision, the Provincial Agriculture Extension Services will post one officer to each project. The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock will include a budget component in each project budget for a staff house. Daily supervision and monthly monitoring is to be done by the project officer. Copy of the monthly monitoring must be sent to Provincial Rice Coordinators and Chief Field Officers for reporting purposes to the Ministry. Bi-annual evaluation shall be done by officers from the ministry under the leadership of National Rice Coordinator or/and Deputy Director.