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PNG at 50 🇵🇬: Rice Experts Say It’s Time to Back Commercial Production

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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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NARI to Host 14th Agricultural Innovations Show on 28 May

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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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Wia Trade’s 61,000-Seedling Cocoa Nurseries Showcased as National Model for Agri-Entrepreneurship

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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

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K7.8 million Paid to Farmers, PNG’s First Nationally owned Instant Coffee Factory Underway: Dr Waramboi Showcases Wia Trade Impact

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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

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Krevanofi Women Coffee Farmers Empowered with K856,000 Investment in Tools and Facilities Through Government-World Bank Backed Project

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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

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Hatavile Coffee Awarded Export License in Milestone Moment for Asaro Valley Coffee Industry

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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

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CICL-PACD Partnership Powers Las Malo Coffee’s Expansion and Export Success

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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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Jaygoss Coffee Revives Eastern Highlands Plantations with K1 Million CICL-PACD Investment

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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,

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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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