Day: May 9, 2019
Benefits of mini-sett seed multiplication method
IN traditional farming systems, farmers depend on seasonal harvest to supply planting materials for the following season. This is a common practice among smallholder farmers of staple food crops like […]
Common fruit flies developing resistance to insecticides
Fruit flies in temperate parts of Australia are becoming resistant to common insecticides, new research has found. The study, led by academics from the University of Melbourne found fruit flies […]
Green leafy veggies: Easy to grow, earns good income
GREEN leafy vegetables, both introduced and traditional, are some of the nutritious crops that can contribute to healthy living as they have a high content of some of the essential […]
Preps for Agriculture show well underway
The National Agriculture Research Institute’s (Nari) 2019 Agriculture Innovations Show will be held at Bubia, outside Lae, Morobe, on May 29-30. Nari director-general Dr Sergie Bang said this would be […]
Boroko Market benefits many says woman
Stories by ELVIRA GELE The Boroko Market has benefited many people, especially women, says a vendor who in the past sold items on the streets and was often chased around […]
Research finds genomic features to domesticate plants
New research has discovered that the genomic features that might have made domestication possible for corn and soybeans, two of the world’s most critical crop species. The research, published in […]
Vatican envoy to PNG, SI celebrates mass with bishops
The Catholic Church’s apostolic nuncio to Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands has celebrated mass with bishops at a conference held in Port Moresby. The Catholic Bishops Conference in […]
Be committed, God has plans for you: Youth told
A NAZARENE church official is urging young people in Lae, Morobe, to be good role models to their younger siblings and other children. Lae Point Four Nazarene church layman Simon […]
Adventists conduct outreach programme
The Eriama Valley Seventh-day Adventist church in the National Capital District has conducted an outreach programme at a village over the weekend. Communications assistant for the church Elison Angi said […]
Members of congregations reconcile after dispute
A SMALL Lutheran community in Vanimo, West Sepik, reconciled on Sunday after a long division among the church members. The reconciliation was among the congregations of Calvary, St Jahya and […]