EU – STREIT PNG’s News Monthly updates – July 2023, Issue 19 – Papua New Guinea

IMPLEMENTED DELIVERIES

Delivered activity:

• Supported 3,000+ beneficiaries with provision of 149 vanilla solar dryers.
• On-boarded 97 new vanilla farmer groups for capacity building and material support.
• Established 5 budwood gardens supporting 8,000 cocoa farmers.
• Provided 105,000 cocoa CPB-tolerant seedlings to 2,000+ farming households. Cummulative seedlings provided stand at 1,200,000.
• Built the capacity of 995 cocoa farmers in Bud Grafting, Cocoa Block Management, and Climate Smart Practices.
• Upskilled 285 fishers in Inland Aquaculture, and 260 fishers in Riverine Capture Fisheries.
• Prepared 20 skippers and boat operators for Engine Boat Operation and Maintenance.
• Supported 100+ fishers with provision and installation of a solar-powered freezer.
• Distributed 1,000 fish fingerlings to the fish farmers.

Expected Results:

• Ensuring quality and quantity of vanilla, cocoa and fish productions.
• Adopting more efficient and improved practices by local farmers.

Implementation area:

• Angoram and Maprik districts, East Sepik Province.
• Aitape-Lumi and Vanimo-Green districts, West Sepik Province.