The International Food Policy Research Institute, in collaboration with Department of Prime Minister and National Executive Council, Department of Agriculture and Livestock, Department of Health and the Department of National Planning and Monitoring, will host a research seminar on “Informing Economic Growth and Food Security Opportunities in Papua New Guinea”, on March 21st, 2025.

As a part of 4 year economic and food system research program recently granted to IFPRI by the Australian Government’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) through the Australian High Commission (AHC) in Port Moresby and the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), this seminar will discuss evidence-based research on both macroeconomic and microeconomic trends, risks and opportunities for PNG economic development.

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IFPRI Speakers

• James Thurlow, Director, Foresight and Policy Modeling (FPM), IFPRI (Presentation)
• Angga Pradesha, Senior Scientist, IFPRI
• Emily Schmidt, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI (Presentation)
• Harry Gimiseve, Consultant, Research & Data Analysis, IFPRI (Presentation)
• Helmtrude Sikas-Iha, Consultant, Country Program Coordinator, IFPRI (Presentation)
• Timothy Thomas, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI (Presentation)
• Rishabh Mukerjee, Research Analyst, IFPRI (Presentation)