Context: The average consumption of protein foods in Papua New Guinea (PNG) remains insufficient to meet nutritious diet guidelines, especially in rural areas.

Users can download time series food price data, and build graphs and tables for over 20 different food crops at our food price database webpage: https://www.ifpri.org

The Nexus Project is a collaboration between IFPRI and its partners, including national statistical agencies and research institutions.

Sweet potato and cassava prices in Port Moresby gradually increased in quarter 3, however staple prices in other markets (Lae, Mt. Hagen, Goroka, Kokopo) across the country remained relatively stable .

During April through June 2021, market price data were collected routinely by the Fresh Produce Development Agency (FPDA), providing an important baseline for future market price analysis.

During the first quarter of 2021, the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) in collaboration with the Fresh Produce Development Agency (FPDA) and the National Research Institute (NRI) collaborated to update the tools used to collect

Developments in the agricultural economy of Papua New Guinea have major impacts on household food consumption decisions.

The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has presented a unique challenge to governments across the globe, reinforcing the need to improve understanding of domestic and international trade trends to provide more informed options for policy response.

Background and Objectives: Fortifying commercial table salt with iodine is the principal strategy used globally to prevent dietary iodine deficiency.

How do perceptions of one’s relative economic status affect gender attitudes, including support for women’s economic participation and involvement in decision-making?

Dietary iodine deficiency results in stunted physical and mental growth in children. Fortifying commercial household salt with a small but adequate amount of iodine is the principal strategy used globally to prevent iodine deficiency.