In driving the importance of agriculture throughout the Central Province, the Southern Regional Department of Agriculture and Livestock hosted a weeklong workshop ending on the 8th of September with the local Avi Avi Cooperative society being the host venue in Aipeana village, Mekeo.  Cocoa and vanilla farmers came from the nearby Inaui village to shar...

One of the world’s biggest and most profitable agriculture company Wilmar International Limited is keen to partner the Government of Papua New Guinea to invest in more large-scale agriculture investments in the country. Wilmar International Limited was founded in 1991 and is Asia’s leading agribusiness group today with over 500 manufacturing plants and...

Agriculture plays a vital role in the economy of Papua New Guinea, extending beyond subsistence farming in rural communities, and is an integral part of developing the Central Province through labour force and export revenues. This was the basis of a weeklong Agriculture Sector Stakeholder Workshop, hosted by the Central Governor’s office and Provincia...

The Marape Government has ambitious plans to escalate palm oil production through enhanced collaboration and equity participation of all stakeholders in the palm oil industry, according to Oil Palm Industry Corporation (OPIC) General Secretary, Kepson Pupita. He made this announcement during his address at the Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries (CPOP...

Papua New Guineans are paying 100% more for rice than they should be, according to a local commercial rice company, Rigo Rice. Rigo Rice has been growing and selling rice for the last five years in their small commercial farm at Rigo in Central Province. They sell their rice to wholesalers for K3 plus GST. Owner of Rigo Rice, Mr. Jeffery Kennedy said the ...

Live cattle import is not the best option to develop the cattle industry in Papua New Guinea; It is a risk rather than good, says the Minister for International Trade and Investment, Hon. Richard Maru. Minister Maru was making a reference to a news article published by Post Courier (Tuesday, June 27, 2023) on the Livestock Development Corporation’s (LD...

Papua New Guinea continues to work towards achieving the development sustainable goals of being self-reliant in meat production by 2025. As part of this vision, officials from the Livestock Development Corporation and the minister responsible for livestock, Segie Agiso, recently travelled to North Queensland in Australia to visit Sugarbag Cattle company, ...

Photo: Recent Visit by Fijian PM and Delegation to Ilimo Farm Papua New Guinea has a warm and rainy climate, rich soil, and abundant water resources, and is blessed with naturally adaptable conditions for farming a wide variety of crops. Despite these favourable factors, the country still relies on imports to feed its population. Among the top impor...

The Marape-Rosso government will very soon announce “special incentives” to support loyal players in the manufacturing, agriculture, forestry and fisheries sectors focused on serious downstream processing in the country, Prime Minister Hon. James Marape has said. PM Marape announced this to members of Lae Chamber of Commerce & Industry on Thursday,...

Fishing Industry Association of PNG's Tuna Purse Seine Fishery rated the largest global tuna source of MSC-certified tuna The Fishing Industry Association of Papua New Guinea (FIA PNG) has once more gone beyond its expected boundaries to achieve another milestone for the fishing industry relating to the association’s purse seine fishing method. Purs...

The Global Dialogue on Seafood Traceability (GDST) announced on the 18th of April 2023 that the Fishing Industry Association of Papua New Guinea's (FIA PNG) version of Fisheries Information Management System (iFIMS) software has successfully passed the GDST Capability Test. [1] The GDST Capability Test is an online platform that allows businesses invol...

British American Tobacco PNG (BAT PNG) and Fresh Produce Development Agency (FPDA) have joined hands to aid rural bulb onion farmers in Papua New Guinea (PNG). The partnership aims to provide financial assistance to the farmers and increase the quality and quantity of their produce. As a part of this initiative, BAT PNG will contribute K1 million for the ...

Photo Credit: USCG Press CC BY 2.0 International Trade and Investment Minister Richard Maru is urging for more fish caught in Papua New Guinea's waters to be processed in the country, with a target of processing all of it. At present, only about 10 to 15 per cent of the fish caught in PNG is processed domestically, while over 80% is sent abroad for pro...

Photo: Mr. Sylvester Pokajam, President & Chairman of Fishing Industry Association (PNG) Inc. In response to a recent media publication regarding the scaling down of operations of one of the country's major fish processing operators, the Fishing Industry Association (PNG) Inc. has clarified and maintained that the country's tuna stock is still in a...

Photo courtesy of New Guinea Highlands Coffee The agriculture sector in the country has been experiencing an upswing in production activities, as noted by the Minister for Agriculture, Aiye Tambua. Notably, coffee, coconut, and oil palm have been the major commodities that have seen a significant increase in their production. According to the Coffee...

Photo credit: PNG Forest Industries Association Prime Minister Hon. James Marape has called on logging companies, landowners and the National Forest Authority (NFA) to be involved in reforestation of areas that have been logged. He made the call on Friday, March 10, 2023, at remote Kurindal in Lasul-Baining Local Level Government (LLG), Gazelle, Eas...