Image Caption: Staff of Frangipani Foods Limited. As part of the sustaining the galip industry, a local company based in East New Britain is buying fresh galip and supplying it to the processing facility at Kerevat. This young and thriving industry…
Caption: Conserving local sweetpotato varieties. A five-day training workshop was conducted on conserving sweetpotato varieties recently. Farming families were encouraged to work together through the Family Farm Team approach. Participants learnt how to promote nutrition and food security; decision making…
Image Caption: Members of the public tasting samples of Galip in Kokopo. A team of six officers from Kerevat was led by Business and Marketing Officer Whellance Mollo to display and promote packaged galip products in Kokopo town. Galip products;…
Image Caption: Gall fly larvae inside Chromolaena stem. The gall fly (Cecidochares connexa) has been observed to causing damage to Chromolaena, an invasive weed in the Inland Baining area of East New Britain. Gall fly is feeding on the stem…
Image Caption: Mauro Okrupa checks the air filter of the power tiller. Three officers based at the regional centre in Aiyura Eastern Highlands can now operate and carry out basic maintenance on farm machinery. Mauro, Okrupa, Rodney Aku and Jerry…
