Lae, Morobe Province | Wednesday, 28 May 2025 — As Papua New Guinea marks 50 years of independence, the National Agricultural Research Institute (NARI) is calling for a bold transformation of the agriculture sector — from traditional subsistence to fully mechanised, commercially driven farming. Delivering the keynote address at the 14th NARI Agricultural Innovations Show […]
Bubia, Lae | Wednesday, May 28, 2025 – Prime Minister James Marape has reaffirmed that agriculture remains the bedrock of Papua New Guinea’s national identity, economic progress, and long-term resilience, as he delivered a powerful address to open the 14th National Agricultural Innovations Show hosted by the National Agricultural Research Institute (NARI) at Bubia, Lae.
Lae, Papua New Guinea | Sunday, May 25, 2025 — Two of Papua New Guinea’s top rice scientists say the country is ready to produce rice on a commercial scale, but progress hinges on stronger government support, targeted investment incentives, and sustained commitment to mechanisation and seed systems. Dr Peter Gendua, Deputy Director-General of the
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Driving Commercial Agriculture through Research and Mechanisation Lae, Morobe Province, 24 May 2025 – The National Agricultural Research Institute (NARI) is set to host its flagship Agricultural Innovations Show on Wednesday, 28 May 2025, at the Sir Alkan Tololo Research Centre in Bubia, 10-Mile, Lae. The event coincides with a significant milestone — NARI’s 28th
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Nadzab, Morobe Province | Saturday, May 17, 2025 — One of Papua New Guinea’s most visionary agribusiness leaders, Dr Joel Waramboi of Wia Trade, welcomed a high-level delegation to his Nadzab-based nursery on Saturday, May 17, 2025, showcasing a large-scale cocoa and hybrid seedling operation poised to transform rural livelihoods across Morobe and beyond. The
Nadzab, Morobe Province | Saturday, May 17, 2025 — More than K7.8 million has been directly paid into the pockets of rural coffee farmers in Morobe Province through Wia Trade, a proudly Papua New Guinean-owned company led by entrepreneur Dr Joel Waramboi, who is now spearheading the development of the country’s first locally owned instant
Komperi Valley, Eastern Highlands | Friday, May 16, 2025 — More than 500 members of the Touching the Untouchables (TTU) – Krevanofi Women Coffee Farmers (KWCF) group in the Komperi Valley of Eastern Highlands Province have received a major boost to their coffee operations through a K856,000 investment under the PNG Government and World Bank-supported
Wantrifu Village, Asaro Valley, Eastern Highlands | Thursday, 15 May 2025 – In a landmark development for Papua New Guinea’s coffee sector on Thursday, 15 May 2025, Hatavile Coffee Ltd of Wantrifu Village in the Asaro Valley of Eastern Highlands has been awarded a formal export licence by the Coffee Industry Corporation Ltd (CICL). The
Goroka, Eastern Highlands | Friday, May 16, 2025 — Las Malo Coffee (LMC), a rising star in Papua New Guinea’s coffee industry, has transformed from a grassroots start-up into a model of coffee enterprise success, thanks to targeted support from the Coffee Industry Corporation Ltd (CICL)–PNG Agriculture Commercialisation and Diversification (PACD) Project, funded by the
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Goroka, Eastern Highlands | Friday, May 16, 2025 — The long-neglected plantation coffee sector in the Eastern Highlands is being revitalised through a K1 million investment in Jaygoss Coffee Ltd, funded by the Government of Papua New Guinea through the Coffee Industry Corporation Ltd (CICL) – Papua New Guinea Agriculture Commercialisation and Diversification (PACD) Project,