District focuses on fixing roads

IMPROVING road infrastructure and increasing local commodity exports will be two of the top priorities for Tambul-Nebilyer over the next five years, district administrator Philip Talpa says.
Talpa said recently that improving service delivery was the district’s main concern and roads would play an important role of helping locals transport their crops to markets to make money for themselves and the district.
He said Tambul-Nebilyer alone supplied 60 per cent of the country’s potatoes compared to other parts of Western Highlands.
“The main objective behind our plan is to improve service delivery and road is the number one priority that we want to bring into Tambul-Nebilyer,” he said.
“When there are good roads available, we are be able to bring our produce into the markets.
“Safely transporting and selling our produce will generate an income for our people and revenue back into the district.”
Talpa said the district produced a wide range of food crops such as pineapples, bananas and cauliflowers which were grown organically in substance farming activities.
Works and Implementation Minister Michael Nali gave K5 million for road work in the district which he announced during the launch of their five-year plan attended by Prime Minister James Marape and other officials.
The district currently has partnerships with the National Agriculture Research Institute and Fresh Produce Development Authority.
The partnership is to help them improve the quality of their crops and find markets.