Interest in egg production and consumption is creating a stir in Kome local level government of Menyamya. Women and young children have stirred a demand for egg that is creating an income opportunity for raising village chicken. Menyamya’s Rural Development…
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…
Remembering the late Grand Chief Sir Michael Thomas Somare On the first anniversary of Grand Chief Sir Michael Thomas Somare’s passing, on 26th February 2022, the National Agricultural Research Institute (NARI) pay homage to his vision of a free and…
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.…
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…
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…
