Part of the reason why food crops and livestock extension in PNG is declining

Abstract

Food crops and livestock production and productivity is at a standstill and declining for some components in Papua New Guinea, and part of the blame is attributed to failing extension delivery among other factors. This paper reasons that part of the failures in agricultural extension are due to the low number of extension staff and low financial resource allocation to support extension. In a country so diversified, and having poor road and transport and marketing infrastructure and in addition to relatively high illiteracy rate, increased investment in agriculture is needed for addressing rural food security, income and rural poverty.