Constraints analysis of the rice and grain industry in Papua New Guinea.

Abstract

Constraints analysis of the rice and gram industry was done to give a better view of the problems facing the rice and grain industry in Papua New Guinea. The results of this study discussed below, were used in the testing of a pilot rice program in the Markham Valley and subsequently used in the writing of the current approved National Rice Policy for PNG. The analysis gave a better insight and understanding of the rice and grain industry than before. It is expected that the understanding and utilization of the information in the document together with the salient point of the approved National Rice Policy would go a long way to enhance the rice industry in PNG.