Monica Mazi thanks NARI

Monica Mazi spent the last 20 years working with NARI and is thankful that she has so many skills and knowledge in livestock husbandry practices. Mrs Mazi was initially employed in early January, 2000, as a research technician. She was…

NARI and UNITECH research to find sweetpotato weevil control

Researchers from NARI and the PNG University of Technology are investigating ways to control weevils in sweetpotato apart from chemicals use. This collective research is part of a project supported by the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) “Developing…

New NARI Board members sworn in, Acting DG appointed

The National Agricultural Research Institute warmly received the Minister for Higher Education Research Science and Technology, Honourable Wesley Raminai on 9 April, 2021 at the Sir Alkan Tololo Research Centre, Lae, Morobe province. With the position of Acting Director General…

Students complete industrial training

Albert Aume and Enoch Siria are 3rd year agriculture students from the University of Natural Resources and Environment who spent two months doing their industrial training with NARI. They are pleased that they have gained practical skills and knowledge from…

Galip is helping Gazelle farmers

Eddie Robin is a farmer from Kamanakam Ward of Inland Baining LLG in East New Britain is now enjoying benefits of an emerging galip nut market. Galip, Canarium indicum has been growing in his area for over 40 years. Mr…

NARI’s work motivates farmer

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…

Infrastructure development completed at Watut

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…

Agriculture students visit galip facility

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…