Agriculture

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

Lae, Wednesday, April 9, 2025 – David Duran, General Manager of Rumion Farm in the Markham Valley of Morobe, has voiced strong support for the Marape Government’s agricultural agenda while highlighting persistent obstacles that are hampering the growth of domestic agribusinesses: security and theft, power supply and foreign exchange. Delivering his remarks at the National

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