The last episode of Farming PNG will land in Kokopo to uncover some of the successes and challenges of the cocoa industry, but not before looking at the history of one of the most emblematic places in Papua New Guinea.
While Kokopo has turned into a tourism destination, a few generations ago was the theatre of some of the fiercest battles fought during the Second World War.
As presenter Steve Woodhouse points out, conflicts in the past were driven mainly by the desire to conquer new territories, while today they are often fought to assure food security, perhaps one of the biggest challenges of the 21st century.
