25 March 2025 Nuku’alofa, Tonga– Pacific Islands Forum Economic Ministers and officials will meet this week on 25 and 26 March in Nuku’alofa, Tonga, for a Special Forum Economic Ministers Meeting (FEMM). The Special FEMM will focus on three key regional initiatives: the Pacific Roadmap for Economic Development (PRED); the Climate Finance Access and Mobilisation Strategy …
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Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, 24 March 2025 – The Minister for Oil Palm, Hon. Francis Maneke, has announced a series of comprehensive reforms aimed at transforming the oil palm industry and ensuring that all stakeholders, particularly local farmers, receive fair treatment and economic opportunities. His remarks came in response to a question from Deputy …
Port Moresby, 24 March 2025 – The Coffee Minister, Hon. William Bando, delivered a passionate speech in Parliament on Friday, March 21, 2025, responding to a question from the Member for Goroka, Hon. Aiye Tambua, regarding the plight of coffee farmers in rural Papua New Guinea . His comprehensive response presented a bold and optimistic …
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Port Moresby, 12th March 2025 – The Oil Palm Industry Corporation (OPIC) has welcomed the National Executive Council’s (NEC) approval of the National Palm Oil Policy 2025-2030, calling it a historic milestone for Papua New Guinea’s largest agricultural export industry. Speaking after the NEC’s decision on Monday, March 10, 2025, OPIC General Secretary Kepson Pupita …
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PORT MORESBY, March 12, 2025– Papua New Guinea’s cocoa industry has made history, recording an astonishing K1.2 billion in export revenue for 2024—nearly four times higher than previous years. This unprecedented boom is transforming the lives of cocoa farmers across the country, as global prices soar to record highs. According to Jesse Anjen, CEO of …
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Port Moresby, 10 March 2025 – The Coffee Industry Corporation Ltd (CICL) has outlined an ambitious plan to revitalise Papua New Guinea’s coffee industry, focusing on increased production, price stability, farmer support, and infrastructure investment. Speaking at a high-level agriculture meeting on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, officiated by Prime Minister Hon. James Marape, CICL Chief …
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Port Moresby, 10 March 2025 – The Livestock Development Corporation (LDC) has outlined a comprehensive plan to revive Papua New Guinea’s livestock industry, aiming to reduce the country’s dependence on imported meat and position PNG as a self-sufficient producer of livestock products. Speaking at a high-level agriculture meeting in Port Moresby on Tuesday, March 4, …
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Popondetta, March 6, 2024 – Oil Palm Minister Hon. Francis Maneke reaffirmed the commitment of the Marape Pangu Pati Government to bolster the oil palm industry’s growth in Oro Province and Papua New Guinea. Minister Maneke made this statement on Wednesday, March 6, 2024, in Popondetta while launching the Government Intervention Replant Programme. The event …
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LAE, March 3, 2024 – Agriculture Minister Hon. John Boito says Papua New Guinea (PNG) has reached a significant milestone in its agricultural sector. The country is now poised to export high-quality taro to international markets, a move set to enhance the national economy and open new opportunities for local farmers. The announcement came during …
Port Moresby, January 30, 2024 – PNG is proud of its long-term agreement with traditional partners like Australia and will continue to maintain that bilateral relationship, Foreign Affairs Minister Hon. Justin Tkatchenko MP says. Minister Tkatchenko made these remarks to put on record PNG’s ongoing partnership with Australia in the area of security following reports …