Agriculture

PACD Project Delivers Major Boost to Coffee Farmers in Chuave with K735,000 Investment

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Chuave, Chimbu Province | Thursday, 15 May 2025 — Coffee farmers in the Chimbu district of Chuave received a significant boost on Thursday, 15 May 2025, with the official opening of a new coffee storage and processing shed owned by Peter Sali Coffee Ltd.The project is backed by K735,000 in funding from the Papua New […]

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K855,000 CICL-PACD Project Support Powers Launch of Kore Mani Honey Coffee Shed in Jiwaka

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Kudjip, Jiwaka, Wednesday, May 14, 2025 – In a significant milestone for Papua New Guinea’s coffee sector, the Kore Mani coffee storage and processing shed was officially opened on May 14, 2025, in Kudjip, Jiwaka Province, marking a new chapter in the country’s pursuit of quality-driven, locally managed coffee exports. Funded through a K855,000 investment

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K1 Million PACD Support Boosts Coffee Revival at Nunga Plantation

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Dei Council, Western Highlands Province, Wednesday, May 14, 2025 – Papua New Guinea’s coffee industry received a fresh boost this week with the opening of a new coffee storage and processing shed at Nunga Plantation in Dei Council, Western Highlands Province. The new facility — which will be equipped to handle premium Honey Processed Coffee

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Feeder Road Rehabilitation Brings New Hope to South Wiru Coffee Farmers

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South Wiru, Ialibu Pangia District, Southern Highlands Province, 13 May 2025 – A vital feeder road linking coffee-growing communities from Kamborini to Wala in the South Wiru LLG of Ialibu Pangia District is undergoing rehabilitation under the PNG Agriculture Commercialization and Diversification (PACD) Project, supported by the World Bank and the Government of Papua New

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LDC Moves to Reclaim 3-Mile State Land in Lae

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Lae, Morobe Province, Sunday, 27 April 2025 – The Livestock Development Corporation (LDC) has launched a determined operation to reclaim State land at 3-Mile, Lae, starting with Portion 234, following years of illegal occupation and dubious title transfers. After visiting the affected land during Easter, LDC Managing Director Mr Terry Koim said the facts were

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Livestock Corporation to Evict Squatters from Key State Land at Three Mile to Revive Agriculture Investment

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Lae, Monday 21 April 2025 – The Livestock Development Corporation (LDC) is set to begin evicting settlers from its long-abandoned Three Mile Livestock Training Centre in Lae, with Managing Director Terry Koim announcing plans to reclaim and redevelop the strategic government asset in line with national agriculture revitalisation efforts. The move, Koim said, follows a

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🇵🇬 PNG at 50: NARI Champions Local Rice Transformation as Path to Food Security

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Lae, Tuesday, April 8, 2025 – Papua New Guinea’s leading agricultural research body, the National Agriculture Research Institute (NARI), is spearheading a quiet transformation in the nation’s rice sector, aimed at reducing dependence on costly imports and building a resilient, homegrown rice industry. Addressing the National Agriculture Industry Public-Private Sector Partnership Conference in Lae, NARI

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🇵🇬 PNG at 50: OPIC Applauds Madang’s Leadership in Oil Palm Expansion

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Port Moresby, Thursday 17 April 2025 – General Secretary of the Oil Palm Industry Corporation (OPIC), Mr Kepson Pupita, has applauded the Madang Provincial Government for its decisive leadership in becoming the first provincial administration to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with OPIC under a renewed national effort to grow Papua New Guinea’s oil

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🇵🇬 PNG at 50: Madang Sets New Course for Economic Growth with Oil Palm Industry Agreement

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Port Moresby, Thursday, April 17, 2025 – The Madang Provincial Government has formally signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Oil Palm Industry Corporation (OPIC), signalling a transformative step towards expanding the oil palm sector in the province. The MoU, signed on Thursday, April 17 in Port Moresby, was officiated by Minister for Oil

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