April 2025

LAE, Wednesday, April 9, 2025 — Papua New Guinea’s homegrown beef industry—one of the few in the Pacific that raises, processes, and consumes all its beef domestically—is facing mounting challenges that could cripple its growth, a leading industry figure has warned. Speaking during the National Agriculture Industry Public-Private Sector Partnership Conference held in Lae on […]

Lae, Wednesday April 9, 2025 – Zenag Chicken General Manager Stanley Leahy delivered a compelling address at the National Agriculture Industry Public-Private Sector Partnership Conference, highlighting the critical role of the poultry sector in empowering Papua New Guinean smallholder farmers, boosting employment, and ensuring national food security. Leahy outlined how the poultry industry, particularly through

Lae, Morobe Province, April 9, 2025 – Chief Executive Officer of Mainland Holdings, Phil Franklin, has urged the Government to take a more active role in facilitating investment and development in agriculture, particularly the livestock and poultry sectors, during his address at the National Agriculture Industry Public-Private Sector Partnership Conference in Lae today. Franklin, who

LAE, Morobe Province , April 9, 2025 – National Planning and Monitoring Secretary, Koney Samuel, delivered a powerful address at the National Agriculture Industry Public–Private Sector Partnership Conference in Lae today, urging bold reforms, stronger collaboration, and game-changing investments to transform Papua New Guinea’s economy—anchored by agriculture. Speaking candidly to public and private sector stakeholders,

LAE, Wednesday, 9 April 2025 — After decades of neglect and decline, Papua New Guinea’s livestock industry is being brought back to life through a sweeping revitalisation programme spearheaded by the Livestock Development Corporation (LDC) under the leadership of Managing Director Mr Terry Koim. Delivering a spirited and wide-ranging presentation at the National Agriculture Industry

Lae, 9 April 2025 — Papua New Guinea’s oil palm industry stands at a critical juncture and requires urgent reform if it is to regain its economic significance and remain competitive on the global stage, according to Oil Palm Industry Corporation (OPIC) General Secretary Kepson Pupita. Delivering a keynote address at the National Agriculture Industry

LAE, 8 April 2025 — Papua New Guinea’s rice industry has long remained in the shadows of more established agricultural sectors, but this is now set to change. Executive Chairman of the Papua New Guinea Rice and Grain Development Board, Mr Koren Maso, delivered a powerful address at the National Agriculture Industry Public-Private Sector Partnership

LAE, 8 April 2025 – Papua New Guinea’s cocoa industry, one of the country’s most widely grown crops and a vital source of income for rural families, is entering a new phase of strategic transformation. The Cocoa Board of PNG, under the leadership of its Chief Executive Officer Jesse Anjen, has unveiled a bold national

LAE, April 8, 2025 – New Britain Palm Oil Ltd (NBPOL) Country Manager and Chairman of the PNG Palm Oil Producers Association, Robert Nilkare, has warned that over-regulation and poor implementation of policy reforms could hamper the growth of Papua New Guinea’s successful palm oil industry. Speaking at the National Agriculture Industry Public-Private Sector Partnership

Lae, Morobe Province, Tuesday, April 8, 2025 — Senior representatives from the World Bank and International Finance Corporation (IFC) have called for urgent reforms and stronger private sector participation to unlock the full potential of Papua New Guinea’s agriculture sector, during a keynote session at the National Agriculture Industry Public-Private Sector Partnership Conference held in