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.