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Lae, Monday, 7 April 2025 — The Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Coffee Industry Corporation Ltd (CICL), Mr Steven Tumae, has outlined a far-reaching roadmap to revitalise Papua New Guinea’s coffee industry, pledging structural reforms, expanded infrastructure, and stronger public-private partnerships to elevate one of the nation’s most valuable export commodities. Speaking at the […]

Lae, Morobe Province, 10 April 2025 – The Chief Executive Officer of the Fresh Produce Development Agency (FPDA), Mark Worinu, has delivered a stirring address at the National Agriculture Industry Public–Private Sector Partnership Conference in Lae, urging the government, private sector, and development partners to rally behind transformative reforms in Papua New Guinea’s horticulture and

Lae, 10 April 2025 — The Managing Director of Kokonas Indastri Koporesen (KIK), Mr Allan Aku, has delivered a compelling address on the state of Papua New Guinea’s coconut industry, calling for urgent attention to infrastructure, policy and investment needs to unlock its true potential. Speaking at the National Agriculture Industry Public-Private Sector Partnership Conference

Lae, Morobe Province | Thursday, 10 April 2025 – Chairperson of the Papua New Guinea Rubber Board, Ms Josephine Kenni, delivered a landmark address at the National Agriculture Industry Public-Private Sector Partnership Conference in Lae, presenting a detailed and ambitious plan to revitalise the rubber industry. Speaking with clarity and conviction, Ms Kenni positioned rubber

Lae, Morobe Province – Thursday, 10 April 2025 – The Director General of the National Agriculture Research Institute (NARI), Dr Nelson Simbiken, has delivered a powerful and sobering address at the National Agriculture Industry Public-Private Sector Partnership Conference in Lae, challenging the nation to radically transform its agriculture sector, research systems, and institutional frameworks to

LAE, Morobe Province, Friday, April 11, 2025 – Legendary Morobe cattleman and long-time Papua New Guinea resident, Steve Farhall, delivered a heartfelt and urgent address during a high-level panel discussion alongside Prime Minister Hon. James Marape and Minister for Agriculture Hon. John Boito at the National Agriculture Industry Public-Private Sector Partnership Conference in Lae. His

Lae, Morobe Province | Friday, April 11, 2025 – At a pivotal moment in Papua New Guinea’s agricultural transformation, one of the country’s oldest and most enduring corporate citizens, WR Carpenters, has announced a bold expansion strategy to reinvigorate the agriculture sector and strengthen local industry — all delivered in the presence of Prime Minister

Lae, Morobe Province — Friday, 11 April 2025 – Mainland Holdings Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Phil Franklin, has called for Papua New Guinea to elevate agriculture to the same level of national priority and institutional support as the mining sector.​ Speaking at the National Agriculture Industry Public-Private Sector Partnership Conference in Lae—attended by Prime Minister

Lae, Morobe Province – Friday, 11 April 2025 – Minister for Agriculture Hon. John Boito today addressed the landmark National Agriculture Sector Public-Private Partnership Conference in Lae with a passionate call for unity, collaboration, and follow-through on commitments made over the course of the five-day event. Addressing a packed conference room at Lae International Hotel,

Lae, April 9, 2025 –Veteran livestock advocate Steve Farhall has delivered a stark assessment of Papua New Guinea’s agricultural landscape, declaring that the livestock sector is in a “desperate state of decline” and calling for urgent national action on law and order, infrastructure, market access, and education. Speaking during the National Agriculture Industry Public-Private Sector