agriculture

World Bank accused of destroying traditional farming to support corporate land grabs

On 04 Apr, 2014 By rait man

The Oakland Institute and /The Rules, along with other NGOs, farmer and consumer organizations from around the world have launched a new campaign, Our Land Our Business, to hold the World Bank accountable for its role in the rampant theft of land and resources from some of the world’s poorest people — farmers, pastoralists and indigenous communities, many of whom are essential food producers for the entire planet.

Building family livelihoods from charcoal in PNG

On 04 Mar, 2014 By rait man

University of Adelaide researchers have helped create a new industry for Papua New Guinea (PNG) farmers based on producing charcoal from locally grown firewood crops.

A six-year project funded by the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research and working with PNG researchers and landholders, has seen the development of successful small businesses surrounding the production and selling of charcoal from new quick-growing tree crops.

Proud to be "PLES TYPE'

On 01 Jan, 2014 By rait man

Scott Waide

“PLES TYPE” is the new “derogatory” term used largely by urban folk who are ashamed of their roots and proud ancestry. It is used by people who would rather abandon a self-reliant, “ples type” life to live a hand-to-mouth existence in towns and cities.  

Call for more coffee farmers in Papua New Guinea

On 18 Dec, 2013 By Tim

From Radio New Zealand

The managing director of one of Papua New Guinea’s main coffee exporters says the industry needs more famers.

Monpi Coffee operates out of Goroka, the capital of Eastern Highlands province and one of PNG’s largest coffee-growing regions.

Chris Anders has lived in Goroka for 30 years and says coffee from the region is very good quality.

He says that was proved recently when a supplier won third place at awards held by the Specialty Coffee Association of America.

Minister's comments on agriculture over mining backed

On 15 Oct, 2013 By Tim

Agriculture vital to PNG

On 14 Oct, 2013 By Tim

Source: The National / PACNEWS

Recent increased developments in the extractive industry have left the agriculture sector to near collapse, says Papua New Guinea Agriculture Minister Tommy Tomscoll.

Tomscoll said despite that, the agriculture sector has always been the backbone of the economy.

He said as a way forward he would encourage the government to shift their focus from the mineral sector to redevelop the agriculture sector and other sustainable industries such as fisheries and tourism for sustainable economic growth.

The Davos World Economic Forum and Pacific Land Rights

On 29 Jan, 2013 By Klaireh

The below report from Radio Australia News goes one step further in emphasizing the point that we have been trying to make. If only those that we appointed to represent us in that prime Haus Tambaran over at Waigani really paid attention and really did their research they wouldn't be fooled so easily.

PNG Halts Attempts to Create Rice Monopoly

On 16 Nov, 2012 By Klaireh

SOURCE: Radio Australia News

Informal economy ensures equitable development in Papua New Guinea

On 25 Jan, 2012 By rait man

By Catherine Wilson

Although Papua New Guinea is known as a resource-rich country, 85 percent of the population depends on the informal economy for a living.

Photo: Women at Gordons market (Catherine Wilson/IPS)

The need for a grassroots-led economic enterprise to aid equitable and sustainable development is nationally recognised, but awaits better governance, infrastructure and facilities.

Busting the West's perverted concept of wealth

On 10 Dec, 2011 By rait man

By Martyn Namorong

A FRIEND OF MINE recently told me about a trip to Mt Hagen. You know there aren’t any mines nor is there any oil or gas exploitation in the Western Highlands Province. But he reckons he saw more 10-seaters in Hagen than they have in Tabubil.

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