Papua New Guinea has a rich non-renewable resource sector, but income generated from these resources must be invested in the Forestry, Agriculture and Fisheries sectors of this nation.
These were the words of the Governor General of Papua New Guinea, Grand Chief, Sir Michael Ogio, during the seventeenth graduation of the Papua New Guinea University of Natural Resource and Environment.
The ceremony was held last Friday, at the Vudal campus in East New Britain.
It was a joyous moment for all. The road leading into the university was well decorated.
Students from a nearby elementary school, Police and Correctional Service officers, and UNRE security and staff, were all dressed up to welcome the Governor General.
Established in 1964 as an agriculture and livestock training college, UNRE now has three campuses in the country.
The college has graduated hundreds of students over the years. Most of them are actively involved in making significant and influential decisions in the renewable resource sectors of the Pacific region, including PNG.
Over a hundred and eighty students graduated from the following categories;
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Master’s Degree in Management;Bachelor in Tropical Agriculture;Bachelor in Fisheries Marine Resources;Diploma in Tropical Agricultural (both Vudal and Popondetta Campuses)Diploma in Fisheries Marine Resources; andCertificate in Management StudiesSir Ogio said PNG is experiencing an economic boom, and many people are moving away from a subsistence life, and are now living on dried and tinned food.He told graduands that more work is needed to grow the agriculture, and livestock sectors of PNG, to sustain the local demands of fresh fruit and vegetables.
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