At 32, Andrew Numa, is an inspiration of sorts. Andrew decided life in Port Moresby was not meant for him and returned to his native Kamali village, Rigo Coast, in the Central province. What is strange and there are not…
Heyupe Quazangue is a farmer from Teptep village in Rai Coast district of Madang province who loves farming crops and raising livestock. He grows coffee, wheat, rice, grapes, and keeps broiler chicken and pigs. He sells what he can in…
After some delays due to various constraints beyond our control, infrastructure development at the Watut site was finally completed during mid-February. With the full-time commitment and support of our Facilities Team, work on infrastructure development at all pilot sites is…
It is galip season in East New Britain, and every day, farmers arrive in truck loads at NARI Kerevat to sell their galip nuts in pulp. The increase in galip has prompted the management at Kerevat to obtain extra nut…
Many farmers in the highlands areas have been using pathogen tested (PT) sweet potato materials supplied by NARI. This technology has now found its way to the lowlands at Gabsongkec Village in the Huon Gulf District of Morobe province, through…
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…
