Year 2022

Ucapu rice farmers pleased with harvest

A rice farmer group in the fringes of Lae City recently harvested their biggest crop, estimated at 2.5 tonnes per hectare. In their 8th year of growing the crop, the Ucapu Rice Farmer Group’s success is attributed to NARI and…

Wheat an important food crop in PNG

Wheat is a very important crop on the world stage. However, in PNG, its value is slowly being recognised largely due to the high cost of imported feed and food that contain ingredients such as wheat. One of NARI’s research…

From rainforest to sustainable commercial product

​​From the lush green rainforest jungles on the island of New Britain in Papua New Guinea, stands the multi-purpose galip nut (Canarium Indicum) tree. The galip is an indigenous rainforest tree found throughout the Pacific Islands and parts of Indonesia.…

NARI launches rapid test kits

The Acting Director General Warea Orapa and Human Resource Manager Josaiah have launched the new Covid Rapid Test Kits for use by NARI centres. As part of its Covid Management plan, NARI has added the test kits to reduce the…