Mainland CEO outlines ambitious plan to diversify into new crops
Papua New Guinea agribusiness Mainland Holdings is launching into new agricultural sectors to reduce its reliance on imports. Chief Executive David Alcock told the Australia...
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Sigo Cocoa Cooperative, Newly Registered in Morobe Cash Crops Cooperative Group
Sigo Cocoa Cooperative in Situm in Nawaeb, is a new project that launched its Nursery and rehabilitation project funded by the Australian Department of Foreign...
Garden Hills Market Destroyed
This morning, policemen loaded in several police vehicles, got off at the Garden Hills market and destroyed the informal market, burning all the tables and...
Bio Security System in the Country Described as Poor and Unreliable
The standard of bio security system used in the country has been described as poor and unreliable. Secretary of the PNG Poultry Industry Association, Dr...
Ilimo Dairy Farm Receives first Harvest from Central Province Small Holder Maize Project
Israeli agriculture company, ‘Innovative Agro Industry Papua New Guinea’ has been working with the Central Province Government on agriculture to deliver a maize out-grower program...
Agriculture Cooperatives to Generate Revenue and Promote the Sector
A meeting was held this morning by the Minister for Trade Commerce & Industry, Wera Mori, with some of PNG’s major agricultural and fisheries entities....
First Ever National Planning Consultative Summit Supported
The summit aims to pursue a range of views from both sectors to formulate the Medium Term Development Plan 2018 to 2022....
Trade Minister says PNG can learn from India on Agricultural SMEs
With the tough economic situation PNG is experiencing, a shift into focusing on agricultural is key for PNG to revive its economy....
Pomio Signs Deal for District Cocoa Nursery Project
Pomio in East New Britain has become the fourteenth district to join the District Cocoa Nursery project initiated by the Cocoa Board of PNG....
Papua New Guinea paying more for rice than we should
Trade Minister Richard Maru says Papua New Guineans are paying more for rice than they should be. Taking particular aim at Trukai Rice, the leading...