Strategies and Options towards the nexr Decade-DAL views.

Abstract

Despite the current boom in the mining and oil sector, agriculture remains and will continue to remain the backbone of PNG economy providing economic, biological and other needs of the vast majority of the population. The need to transform rural agriculture and improve their standard of living in the villages remains a challenge to successive governments. The government’s political commitment to agriculture should be translated into budgetary releases that are prompt, stable and adequate. There should be a continuous upgrading and development of high level idigenous human resources with a view to generate on a sustainable basis, agricultural technology. To have a lasting impact, technological transformation of PNG agriculture must focus on small village farmers. The improvement of their living standards should remain our fundamental objective.