EFFORTS to revive cocoa farming in Central Pomio LLG are taking root, literally as six wards in the Pomio District are now ...

The Government through the Department of National Planning and Monitoring (DNPM) has stepped in to assist farmers in rural ...

Papua New Guinea's economy is now forecast to grow by 4.7 per cent in 2025, surpassing earlier expectations of 3.8 per cent ...

The European Union funded project, through its EU-STREIT programme, has been helping farmers in isolated areas to improve production and sales.

He said Arabica coffee is now trading at more than US$4.40 per pound and cocoa at around US$8,000 per metric tonne — some of the highest prices seen in years. With the PNG kina currently trading at ...

Arabica coffee is currently trading above US$4.40 per pound, while cocoa prices have stabilised at around US$8,000 per metric tonne. Mr Marape emphasised that with the PNG kina valued at around K4.13 ...

PNG’s economy had significant potential due to the reopening ... On the other hand, copper, coffee, cocoa, copra, and fish exports remained strong, supported by high prices in 2024. In 2025, mining ...

Led by six certified cocoa budders and supervised by the Cocoa Board of PNG, the training aimed to improve cocoa quality and yield by equipping farmers with essential skills in budding and nursery ...

The Success Enablers For large-scale cocoa farming to succeed, COCOBOD should consider introducing high-yielding varieties such as CCN 51 and PNG SG2 clones, currently cultivated in South America and ...

COCOBOD should consider introducing high-yielding cocoa varieties, such as CCN 51 and PNG SG2 clones, which are currently cultivated in South America and Australia. The Seed Production Division ...

Efforts to turn this around began in 2014 when the World Bank and the International Fund for Agricultural Development began the Productive Partnerships in Agriculture Project in partnership with the ...

Cocoa was the top-performing commodity of 2024. The price of the bean surged as headwinds battered key producers. Prices are likely to stay high into 2025, analysts at ING said. Cocoa closed out ...