Agricultural Information and Publication Systems and Services (AI & PSS) suitable for PNG needs.

Abstract

A full-fledged division viz. Agricultural Information, Extension and Publication Systems and Services should be set up with the ultimate objective of upgrading technical skills in the rural agriculture sector and strengthening delivery of technical extension services by providing provincial expansionists with appropriate authoritative information, technical and education materials. The dissemination of agricultural development information through mass media e.g. radio, television, audio-visual aids, newspapers would be a vital function of the proposed division. The development, preparation, production and distribution of wide ranging agricultural publications to different levels of audience throughout Papua New Guinea would be an important objective of the proposed division. This would assist research and extension in PNG by filling in key knowledge gaps by utilizing the results from studies conducted elsewhere in the Pacific and other regions and by making information available from international data bases. These would provide Information Servicing, Information Transfer, Data Management and Computer Software Information Packages and nurture the knowledge sector in PNG.