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Project type	Project
NARI code	HQ40214
Donor code	562-3101-1-23399
Funds source	PIP
Budget	PGK16,000,000
Project name	PIP Infrastructure Development Program
Name abbrev	Research infrastructure
Detail	Equipping and positioning NARI to better deliver research results for PNG economic and development outcomes
NARI team lead	Thomas Omot
Project team
Partners
Start date	2023/01/01
End Date	2024/12/01
Intended outcomes
Planned outputs	Component 1: Research and Development Facilities Upgrade Results: Research facilities available enable the development of technologies and innovations addressing needs in commercial agriculture development, farm and household resilience, and nutrition. Component 2: Information Centre Results: Increased production and wider accessibility to information resources. While providing necessary physical information resources, the centre will also facilitate the move to parallel electronic information resources and support to e-Agriculture initiatives. Component 3: National Agricultural Insect Collection Results: Ongoing availability to NARI, NAQIA, and partner institutions of an essential reference resource contributing to increased agricultural production and reduced risk. Component 4: Post Entry Quarantine Facility Results: An expanded bio-security facility, allowing extended import quantities and observation of imported new and improved crop and livestock under enhanced national bio-security protocols. Component 5: Commercial Market Farm Development Results: Demonstration, testing, and scaling of best practice production and post harvest handling. Generation of sales revenue to contributing to and reducing reliance on recurrent budget requirements. Component 6: Securing State land assets under illegal occupancy Results: Secured state assets available for research for development and revenue generation functions.
SRF Result area	RA12, Resourcing the Institute
Base location	MRC

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Project docs
Progress docs	1 Field Report - Aiyura 29 - 31 Jan 2024.pdf
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