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The inside view: Mainland’s recovery

1 Sep 2012 by
Bob Hansen, appointed Mainland’s Chief Executive Officer in May 2012, provides an insight into the challenges the company is facing, and outlines a strategy to place it on a sustainable and profitable footing. Mainland has between 2000 and 2500 employees, plus we have four hundred smallholder growers on our books, and we’ve got a turnover […]
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Spotlight: Focus on palm oil

1 Sep 2012 by Leave a Comment
Palm oil production has the potential to play a major role in economic development of Papua New Guinea. Industry development now underway in PNG shows that the returns on investment for local communities involved in palm oil plantations or smallholder systems can be high. This is particularly important for PNG, where over 80% of the […]
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Interview: Taking PNG sustainable palm oil to the world

1 Sep 2012 by 2 Comments
Palm oil, sugar and beef producer, New Britain Palm Oil Limited, is Papua New Guinea’s leading agribusiness, with almost 100,000 hectares under its management across several provinces. Made in PNG asked Jamie Graham, General Manager of NBPOL subsidiary Ramu Agri Industries, about the next steps for this PNG success story. NBPOL’s recent growth has been […]
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Coffee: a major PNG export

1 Sep 2012 by 6 Comments
Coffee is one of Papua New Guinea’s major agricultural commodities, with exports worth 927 million kina (US$433 million) in 2011—a huge increase on 2010. Two varieties are grown: robusta in the coastal areas and arabica in the Highlands. There are approximately 64,000 hectares under coffee across 14 of PNG’s provinces, most managed by smallholders. It […]
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Case study: Vital support for PNG agribusiness

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Papua New Guinea agricultural supplier Farmset is expanding its physical presence and product lines, as the country’s timber and agribusiness sectors continue to grow. Farmset is in the business of retailing and wholesaling chemicals and fertilisers, and more recently, machinery to the forestry and agribusiness sectors. What began in 1969, with the formation of the […]
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Agribusiness [sector profile]

1 Sep 2012 by 5 Comments
Papua New Guinea’s agricultural sector has a number of competitive advantages, including high seasonal rainfall, good quality soil and low-intensity methods. The absence of pesticides and artificial fertilisers presents opportunities for PNG to position itself as a leading organic producer. Palm oil, coffee and cocoa are Papua New Guinea’s three most valuable agricultural commodities, together […]
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A taste of Paradise: the journey of PNG’s first commercial chocolate

1 Sep 2012 by 11 Comments
For over 100 years, cocoa has been a driving force behind commercial agriculture in Papua New Guinea. But until now there has been little local use of PNG cocoa; instead, large quantities have been exported. In 2011, Paradise Foods Limited embarked on a new project to process PNG-grown cocoa beans into world-class single-origin chocolate couverture, […]
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Province in Focus: Western Province

1 May 2012 by 4 Comments
The sky is the limit as Papua New Guinea’s remotest province sets off on a remarkable course of sustainable development. Also unofficially referred to as Fly River Province, PNG’s largest province by area is also one of its least developed. Vast, remote and with a population density of less than two people per square kilometre […]
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A season of healthy growth

1 May 2012 by Leave a Comment
Farming expertise, rich soil and high rainfall are behind Papua New Guinea’s organic strength. Agriculture accounted for more than 30% of Papua New Guinea’s GDP in 2011, according to World Bank figures. The sector expanded at a moderate pace in 2011, with many cash crops responding to high international prices. PNG’s most valuable cash crops—oil […]
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Tapping into rubber

1 Mar 2012 by 18 Comments
North Fly Rubber is the Western Province’s leading exporting agribusiness. With further investment occurring, the sector has potential to grow further. The development of sectors such as commercial agriculture and eco-tourism can provide a sustainable income for even Western Province’s most remote communities. In this context, the progress being registered by the smallholder rubber sector […]
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