AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoAgriculture Jobs Push: PNG’s Department of Agriculture and Livestock is convening partners to drive commercial agriculture and create one million jobs, with youth and women front and centre. World Bank-backed Transformation: Minister John Boito welcomed the AgriConnect Partnership Programme (phase two of PACD), positioning it as a flagship push for rural incomes, SMEs and sustainable growth. Research for Food Security: Higher Education Minister Kinoka Feo urged stronger research partnerships, highlighting climate-resilient crops and innovation as key to lifting rural livelihoods. Commercial Agriculture Reset: Kumul Agriculture Limited has returned to the DAL to act as a dedicated commercial vehicle for investment and job creation. Food & Nutrition Focus: DAL Secretary Dr Sergie Bang called for multi-sector accountability at UNITECH’s Food and Nutrition Conference, stressing reliable data and practical solutions. Conservation Education: A new Bautama mangrove boardwalk in Central Province opened to promote conservation learning and community stewardship. Mining Health Response: Ok Tedi says it will send an independent medical team to assess Fly River community health concerns raised online. Marine Protection Move: Solomon Islands has joined PNG, Vanuatu and Fiji’s Melanesian Ocean Corridor of Reserves plan to protect marine biodiversity across borders. Wildlife Rediscovery: Camera-trap footage of the “mythical” black-naped pheasant-pigeon (Auwo) has gone viral after being rediscovered in PNG.
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