Philippine Government eager to be PNG’s major rice importer
With the recent successful harvest of rice from the trial rice project at 14 mile in Port Moresby, the Philippines Government is eager to be...
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NAQIA Struggles with Government Funding but Focused on Protecting the Agriculture Sector
Pests and disease continue to plague crops and livestock in Papua New Guinea, but it is manageable to local farmers....
International Rice Research Institute visits Papua New Guinea
Photo: IRRI officials Dr. Balie and Dr. Johnson meet with Trukai officials at their rice farm in Erap, Morobe Province. The International Rice Research...
Jiwaka Provincial Government Invests in Agriculture
Experts from New Zealand will be in the country early next year (2019) to provide technical support to the Jiwaka Development Agency (JDA), the business...
Argentina bets on $600 million satellite to boost agriculture sector
Doctor Laura Frulla, the lead investigator in the SAOCOM satellite mission of Argentina’s space agency CONAE, speaks during an interview with Reuters in Buenos Aires,...
Local Farmers Mill Paddy Rice with 70 Percent Recovery Rate
By Theckla Gunga – EMTV News, Wewak Rice farmers in Angoram, East Sepik Province, are milling paddy rice with 70 percent recovery rate. Known...
Coffee Thrives Despite Vanila Hype in East Sepik Province
East Sepik’s annual production for the past ten years has settled on an average of 1,459 green bean bags...