The Papua New Guinea Highlands has the potential to see a lucrative coffee boom if only it can weather key production and price issues, argue the International Food Policy Research Institute’s Rishabh Mukerjee and colleagues.
Agriculture in Papua New Guinea: a sector profile
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25 Nov 2019 by 1 Comment
A profile of the agriculture sector in Papua New Guinea, including governance and legislation, key players, opportunities, challenges and incentives.
Lae timber processing facility to fill a niche says ACIAR manager
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8 May 2018 by 4 Comments
A proposed timber processing facility near Lae is positioned to fill a niche and play an important role in the forestry industry’s future, according to Tony Bartlett, forestry research program manager at the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR).
How rural women can become Papua New Guinea’s agribusiness entrepreneurs
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14 Mar 2017 by 17 Comments
Women in rural Papua New Guinea are keen to engage in agribusiness but many have traditionally struggled to take leadership roles. That is beginning to change, Curtin University researcher Dr Gina Koczberski tells Business Advantage PNG.
The battle to save the Papua New Guinea cocoa industry
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4 Dec 2013 by 13 Comments
Despite growing demand for cocoa around the world, the industry in Papua New Guinea is in crisis, with production in East New Britain alone plummeting by 82% between 2008 and 2012. Business Advantage PNG reports on attempts to combat the pest which threatens the sector.
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