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Papua New Guinea’s coffee industry launches pest prevention efforts

Desk3 - September 4, 2017

External threats such as pest infestation and adverse weather conditions could reduce earnings prospects for Papua New Guinea’s coffee industry this year, despite efforts...

Culture

Papua New Guinea’s coffee company makes big stride to raise quality

Desk3 - June 7, 2017

EASTERN HIGHLANDS PROVINCE, Papua New Guinea – Papua New Guinea's Coffee Industry Corporation Ltd says having a team of newly qualified graders should lead to much higher returns for smallholder farmers. It has trained its first four Q graders, whose job it is to assess the quality of the coffee for acidity, body, flavour, aftertaste and ...

Companies

Papua New Guinea firm to tap into Chinese demand for specialty coffee

Desk3 - May 22, 2017

PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea – A firm from Papua New Guinea plans to tap into the Chinese coffee market by the end of this year by selling its brand of specialty coffee. Duffy Coffee Roasters founder, Travers Chue, announced that after years of planning they are ready to take “Duffy Specialty Coffee’ overseas.

Coffee

Papua New Guinea coffee industry to hold first-ever Q Grader training

Desk3 - May 16, 2017

PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea – Papua New Guinea coffee industry is gearing up its first ever Q-grader training, which will be conducted by a renowned coffee specialist from Indonesia. Adi Taroepratjeka, a Q and R grader, and also a Q instructor will be in the country this month to carry out training for 12 participants on ...

Institutions

University of Florida helping save the coffee industry in Papua New Guinea

Desk3 - March 30, 2017

GAINESVILLE, Florida, U.S. – A University of Florida team’s novel methods are helping farmers at home and abroad fight agricultural pests. An insect no bigger than a grain of rice is threatening coffee worldwide, but a team of University of Florida researchers is using some unconventional thinking to stop it in its tracks.

Health

Papua New Guinea yet to determine spread of coffee borer beetle

Desk3 - March 21, 2017

PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea – Authorities in Papua New Guinea are scrambling to determine how far coffee borer beetle has spread across the country. Native to Africa, the beetle is considered one of the most harmful coffee crop pests in the world. The Ministry of Agriculture said 80 percent of PNG's coffee production could be lost if ...

Climate

PPAP farmers to integrate honey bee with coffee

Desk3 - December 12, 2016

The Coffee Industry Corporation’s (CIC) in Papua New Guinea is moving a step further to engage some of its farmers taking part in the...

Production

Png coffee beats a global path

Desk3 - March 30, 2016

Papua New Guinea coffee producer and exporter Patrick Killoran of Banz Kofi, is diplomatic about coffee drinking in different countries. He would not say...

Cocoa

Papua New Guinea signs International Cocoa Agreement

Desk3 - December 3, 2015

The National Executive Council has endorsed Papua New Guinea’s membership to the International Cocoa Organization (ICCO) and the signing of the International Cocoa Agreement...

Market & Trade

Coffee growers in PNG invest in quality improvement technology

Desk3 - July 30, 2015

In early June, Producer Support Officer Will Valverde and Liaison Officer Gabriel Iso launched the project “Coffee quality improvement though wet coffee mills” in...

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