Day: November 21, 2017
Land security crucial to investor confidence: PM
By LEMACH LAVARI, MARK HAIHUIE and SHIRLEY MAULUDU INVESTORS needed the assurance of landowners and communities to continue to invest in the country, says Prime Minister Peter O’Neill. O’Neill told […]
Oil palm industry grows, new project launched
THE East New Britain Resource Group is taking the oil palm industry to new heights following the launching of a new project in the Bitapaka local level government in Kokopo. […]
Gaupu eyeing K700 million revenue from cocoa
MORE than K700 million in annual revenue is expected to be generated from the cocoa subsector in the next five years, says Cocoa Board of PNG chief executive officer Boto […]
O’Neill wants more focus on agriculture
THE agriculture sector has not been given the attention it deserves, Prime Minister Peter O’Neill says. He said revenue from agriculture could cater for the increasing expenditure the Government had […]
Farming’s dependence on water storage overlooked: Trukai
WATER storage is an enabling economic factor for the agriculture industry which has been overlooked, according to Trukai Industries. Chief executive Greg Worthington-Eyre told the inaugural agriculture summit in Port […]
Agro should fill half of GDP: Bai
By LEMACH LAVARI, MARK HAIHUIE and SHIRLEY MAULUDU THE Government should “strongly consider” developing agriculture to the point where it represents at least 50 per cent of the total Gross […]
Innovation vital in planning, official says
INNOVATION is a vital component in developing strategies around infrastructural setbacks in the agricultural sector, according to chairman of Innovative Agro Industry Ilan Weiss. Weiss spoke on “Opportunities in Sustainable […]
Partnership seen as key to development, sustainable agriculture
THE Government, private sector and donor agencies have been encouraged to work together to ensure meaningful rural development and sustainable agriculture. New Britain Palm Oil Limited country manager Robert Nilkare […]
City Phamarcy substitutes imports with more local fresh produce
CITY Pharmacy Limited (CPL) has substituted more imported produce with locally grown produce in the past five years, with imports making up less than 50 per cent of total produce […]
Games start delayed
By ISAAC LIRI BRINGING the 7th PNG Games to a small centre like Kimbe, West New Britain, for the first time was always going to be challenging, says PNG Games […]