300610PORORAN BAGARAP
By Aloysius Laukai

Islanders from PORORAN island on the west coast of Buka island have run out of food due to the deteriorating road system to their market venues in Karola and Kessa markets on Buka island.
A chief from PORORAN island, PETER LUI this morning told New Dawn FM that his people rely on food from these two markets but due to the bad roads markets goers have stopped going to these markets.
He said his people sell fish at these two markets and buy garden foods from the market but have been going without garden foods lately due to the decline in market supplies at these two markets.
MR. LUI also called on the National Emergency service to assist his people with food whilst the government moves to fix these roads to make accessibility to market easier for ordinary villagers.
New Dawn FM understands these islanders make gardens on mainland Buka island but recently had problems with the landowners on mainland Buka resulting in them leaving their gardens.
Main stable foods like Banana, Taro and Sweet Potatoes do not grow well on the island.

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Comments

[Buinirai]

Can the new ABG govt draft a more sustainable population policy? It looks as though our small islands are heavily populated & food security is becoming a major issue.Land is becomming scarce & scarce, also in many areas on main land B/ville.
Land scarcity results in many other issues like poverty,malnitrition, stealing,land disputes, poor cash crop income generation, land fertility issues, etc.