NARI and MMJV sign MOA for agricultural development

Thursday, August 23, 2010

Communities affected by the mining activities and operations of Morobe Mining Joint Ventures in the Wau/Bulolo electorate of the Morobe province would benefit from agricultural interventions aimed at improving food security, income and wellbeing of farmers and rural communities. This has been brought about through a partnership arrangement between Hidden Valley Services Limited (HVSL), the developer of the Hidden Valley Mine, and the National Agricultural Research Institute (NARI). Read More

Local feed helps broiler farmers

Sunday, August 09, 2010

Chicken farmers in rural PNG are beginning to appreciate a new feeding technology for broiler chicken using locally available feed resources. The technology, developed and promoted by NARI, is currently going through on-farm trials with many already proving successful in terms of increased profitability from reduced input costs. From a NARI research on “Improving Profitability of Village Broiler Production in PNG,” the technology package comprising a broiler concentrate feed formulation, known as NARI Broiler Concentrate, was developed. Farmers say the technology has offered not only alternative resources for chicken feed, which are accessible locally, but has also helped them ease the burden of meeting the ever-rising price of commercial feeds to feed the birds. Read More

Plans for breeding goat flocks at NARI centers

Thursday, August 4, 2010

The NARI Livestock Centre at Labu near Lae, Morobe Province, is embarking on setting up foundation breeding flocks of goats at the Institute’s Islands Regional Centre at Keravat, East New Britain Province, and Southern Regional Centre at Laloki, Central Province. The move is part of an initiative by NARI in developing the PNG smallholder livestock sector with funding support from the National Government through the Public Investment Programme. The plan is to establish an initial population of 42 does and two bucks at the centers. The animals will be acquired from Highlands goat farmers through cash purchase or exchange with sheep. Interested farmers in the Islands and Southern region will have access to new breeds when the number increases over time. Read More

Farming empowerment in Kokoda

Monday, August 2, 2010

Villagers at Naoro along the famous Kokoda Track have received much needed training on improving their agricultural farming practices, courtesy of NARI. This included provision of foundation materials of food crops (seeds) and breeding flock of poultry and goats. The assistance was provided under the Sustainable Rural Livelihood Improvement project of the Kokoda Track Authority (KTA), supported by AusAID. The project was intended to support micro-business opportunities in two pilot villagers along the Kokoda Track. Fifty farmers received training on agriculture and livestock from NARI specialists in crop and animal production systems. Read More

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