| Bibliography |
Mukerjee, R.; Iha, H.S.; Warambukia, D. (2024) Opportunities and challenges for coffee production in Papua New Guinea’s highlands., IFPRI Blog: Research Post Development Strategies and Governance, URL: https://www.ifpri.org/blog/opportunities-and-challenges-for-coffee-production-in-papua-new-guineas-highlands/ |
| Abstract / Content summary |
Coffee is one of the most important smallholder cash crops in Papua New Guinea. It accounted for US$156 million of export earnings, 13% of agricultural export revenues, and 1.4% of total export revenues in PNG in 2021. According to the PNG Rural Household Survey 2023, approximately 55% of sampled households in the highlands produce coffee. During March and April 2024, the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) collaborated with the University of Goroka (UoG) to conduct gender-differentiated focus group discussions with coffee producers in Simbu and Eastern Highlands provinces to better understand the challenges and opportunities associated with coffee production and marketing in PNG. We completed 24 focus groups, each with 10 community members, discussing production, input usage, sales volume, production shocks, pest control, labour needs and market access.
Keywords: Oceania; cash crops; coffea; coffee; crop production; gender |