The event, that began yesterday brought together leaders from all over Morobe.
The event aims to chart a new future, where leaders should work together to deliver services to the Morobeans. The gathering is similar to those that happened in previous years.
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“We must take note of the growing number of population growth… as one of the contributing factors towards a changing economy,” Governor Naru said.
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This is almost like the provincial version of the SME summit held in Madang last year that centered around involving people in the development process.
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The gathering takes into consideration the difficulties in health, education and employment opportunity in the province.
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“There is an increasing number of school leavers, and most likely that many won't have skilled jobs”, Naru said.
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The kivung has also looked at small agriculture businesses in rural parts of Morobe and how they can be nurtured.
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One success story is the Neknasi Cooperative, a group of coffee growers of the Nawae District in Morobe Province that was recently granted export licenses and willย soon own a coffee mill.
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But there are serious concerns that ordinary people continue to be marginalized. And the governor says, this year and onwards will be different.
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He calls it a participatory economy, where more attention will be given to local people to participate in their own growing economy.
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