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Rehabilitating a Lifeline: PACD Brings New Hope to Bougainville Cocoa Farmers

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Tiobuin-Sipotavai, Tinputz, Bougainville, 17 June 2025 – Deep in the cocoa-rich heartland of North Bougainville, work is well underway on a long-awaited transformation: the 5.8-kilometre rehabilitation of the Tiobuin-Sipotavai Feeder Road. Spearheaded by the Papua New Guinea Agriculture Commercialization and Diversification (PACD) Project, funded by the PNG Government with support of the World Bank, this […]

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PNG at 50 🇵🇬 | Hope and Connectivity Arrive at Last: Vunapalading–Burit Feeder Road Transforms Sandaun Block in Inland Baining

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Inland Baining, Gazelle, East New Britain, 7 June 2025 – For decades, the people of Sandaun Block — a remote agricultural community in Inland Baining where settlers from all over Papua New Guinea have bought land and built new lives — have lived with isolation, hardship, and determination. But now, under the Papua New Guinea

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Kulungure Feeder Road Underway as Part of PACD, Local Leaders Welcome Progress

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KULUNGURE, SINIVIT LLG, POMIO DISTRICT – Saturday, 7 June 2025: The rehabilitation of the Kulungure Feeder Road in Sinivit LLG, Pomio District, East New Britain Province, is making steady progress under the Papua New Guinea Agriculture Commercialisation and Diversification (PACD) Project, a national initiative funded by the Government of Papua New Guinea with support from

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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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