Constraints and results analysis of the Spice industry in Papua New Guinea.

Abstract

Most of the currently cultivated spice crops in Papua New Guinea [PNG] were introduced in the 1960’s and 1970’s, but to date, there is no spice industry plan, despite the approval of a Spice Industry Act in 1989. This report is a component of the outcome of the PNG Spice Industry Workshop, held on the 18th and 19th of September 2003, at the Gateway Hotel, and DAL - Konedobu Conference Room respectively to to initiate discussions towards the formulation of PNG Spice Development Plan. It is by understanding the issues that constraints the industry, then only would appropriate solutions be formulated to address them. The ineffectiveness of the Spice Industry in Papua New Guinea could be classified broadly into two inter linked sub - components, namely; Ineffective management and Poor operational components. As such, improvements in the management and operational components would help boost the efficiency and effectiveness of the spice industry in PNG. It is expected that, the information in this report would be useful to the planners and people in the Spice Industry for the formulation of the PNG Spice Industry Plan[s] for the future.