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 ...

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 ...

Ivory Coast is the world’s biggest cocoa producer, and the United States is the world’s largest consumer of chocolate, though most of it comes from Canada and Mexico. Ms. Mroueh wants more ...

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 ...