From May to December 2023, the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) implemented a rural household survey that collected detailed data on rural household food consumption and expenditures, agricultural production practices, employment profiles, child and mother 24-hour diet recall, and child anthropometry measurements across 14 provinces in Papua New Guinea (PNG). This survey represents the most comprehensive effort to collect detailed consumption and expenditure data since the 2009/10 PNG Household Income Expenditure Survey, completed in 2010. 

This seminar will provide results of the rural household survey and discuss opportunities for promoting agricultural transformation for economic growth and food security in PNG.  In addition, the National Agriculture Research Institute (NARI) and the Fresh Produce Development Agency (FPDA) will present their work on current initiatives to strengthen livestock systems and farmer information outreach in various parts of the country.

Welcoming

• Sergie Bang, Secretary, Department of Agriculture and Livestock

Opening Remarks

• Nic Jonsson, Counsellor-Economic, Australia High Commission

Papua New Guinea Rural Household Survey 2023 Report Launch

• Emily Schmidt, Senior Research Fellow and PNG Country Program Leader, IFPRI

Reflections

• Osborne Liko, Secretary, Department of Health (Invited)

Keynote Address

• Honorable John Boito, MP, Minister of Agriculture

Livestock Farming Innovations: Unlocking Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability

• Michael Dom, Principal Scientist, NARI

Farmer Information Systems, Innovation Options, and Outreach Impact

• Joe Koima, Project Manager, Market for Village Farmers, FPDA
• Glen Hayoge, Project Manager, Agriculture Information Systems, FPDA

Closing Remarks

• Ivan Pomaleu, OBE, Chief Secretary, Department of the Prime Minister and National Executive Council