NARI’s Coffee Shop sold scooped ice cream like ‘hot cakes’ after opening for business in November. Apart from ice cream, the shop caters lunch for staff and other interested clients at reasonable prices. The shop is a convenient service for…
A 20-year livestock research program by NARI has paved a way forward in realising the development of commercial livestock feed. In Papua New Guinea, the high cost of livestock feed re-mains a constraint for farmers who venture into the live-stock…
Three new automatic weather stations have been installed in Laloki, Central province; Bubia, Morobe province, and Kerevat in East New Britain. Stations at Aiyura and Tambul will be installed in the new year. The automatic weather stations come with in-built…
On 11 November, Mr Petilani officially handed over the Research and Development Coordinator role to Scientist Godfrey Hannet. In his parting remarks, Mr Petilani urged all staff to continue to promote the good spirit of working together and to put…
The biotechnology team at NARI’s Momase Regional Centre went into the festive season in a jolly mood, after the first harvest of four tissue culture bananas in December 2020. It was a big haul, much to the delight of Gou…
Crop multiplication plots established at Kalo, Kamali and Gamoga villages will be the centre point of multiplying crop varieties in bulk and distributing it to communities along the Rigo Coast.A team from NARI’s Southern Regional Centre led by Gena Kawali,…
Bargam rice growers from Sumgilbar Local Level Government in the Sumkar District of Madang province were handed a solar rice milling technology by NARI to boost rice production and food security in the area. The group is part of the…
A team of officers from Momase Regional Centre in Bubia, Lae are working to ensure good quality rice varieties are maintained. The team transplanted rice seeds which were introduced to NARI at various times. The aim of this activity is…
Final year Tropical Agriculture students from the University of Natural Resources and Environment have believe that galip processing is a good agribusiness model, following a short visit to the galip factory at Kerevat, East New Britain recently. Over 100 students…
The Islands Regional Centre in Kerevat, East New Britain received two visiting groups recently. On 22 July, a group of women from the Mama Loose Fruit Scheme of the Hoskins Smallholder project based in Kimbe were the first group to…
