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ProjectStrengthening Capacity for Data Processing, Analysis and Management in Papua New Guinea - TCP/PNG/3604 2020
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No results found.Papua New Guinea has a centralized statistical system. NSO, under the Ministry of National Planning and Monitoring, is responsible for the collection, compilation and dissemination of all social and economic statistics. It is entrusted with the conduct of all censuses and surveys, and has carried out housing and population censuses in Papua New Guinea since its independence. NSO also compiles National Accounts and has conducted two national-level sample surveys (a Demographic and Health Survey [DHS] and a Household Income and Expenditure Survey), as well as being responsible for a quarterly Consumer Price Index. However, NSO has no staff dedicated to activities related to agriculture statistics, and the national statistics system as a whole suffers from a lack of resources and trained personnel needed to collect agriculture data. An agriculture census has not been conducted in Papua New Guinea for more than four decades. The lack of baseline agricultural statistics is a serious challenge to the Government’s ability to evaluate the impact of agricultural projects and national development indicators in the agriculture and rural development sector. It also compromises the ability of the Government to monitor progress against relevant Sustainable Development Goals. In partnership with the World Bank and the United Nations Statistical Commission, FAO developed a Global Strategy to Improve Agricultural and Rural Statistics, aimed at providing a framework to enable national and international statistical systems to produce basic agricultural data. Preparation work for Papua New Guinea was undertaken in two phases and two main areas requiring technical assistance and training were identified: the processing and analysis of data collected from the DHS; and the preparation of a framework for the conduct of an Agricultural Census. The aim of the project was to provide technical assistance and training in these areas and to strengthen the capacity of the relevant government agencies in Papua New Guinea to process and analyse agriculturalstatistics. -
ProjectStrengthening the E-Agriculture Environment and Developing Ict-Mediated Agricultural Solutions for Papua New Guinea - TCP/PNG/3605 2020
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No results found.Agriculture is the mainstay of Papua New Guinea's (PNG) rural economy, with 85 percent of its population (of over 8 million) depending on the agriculture sector for their livelihoods. The sector has a great potential to improve national food security, nutrition and income-earning opportunities; create employment; reduce poverty; and enhance socio-economic development. However, attention needs to be directed towards developing appropriate policy, strategies, resources and activities that improve livelihoods and foster rural development. Given both the observed decline in the conventional extension system and emerging global challenges, agricultural development in PNG is becoming more dependent on strengthening linkages between stakeholders and improving access to information and knowledge. Importantly, emerging information and communication technology (ICT) tools and applications offer promising opportunities to promote communication, information sharing and general national development. Many actors in the sector have taken advantage of these opportunities but cannot progress further without favourable guidelines and policy, appropriate infrastructure, funding support and the underlying technical skills. The Government of PNG has expressed a need to improve the research–extension–farmer continuum so that it can both better serve farmers and rural communities involved in agriculture and make relevant information more readily available through an appropriate delivery medium. The availability, accessibility and adaptability (commonly referred to as AAA) of crucial livelihood-related information are essential to sustainable farming. Yet, the existing information gap between agricultural extension efforts, outreach services and farmers has been widely acknowledged as a barrier to sustainable food production. New ICTs provide a way to bridge this information gap -
ProjectNational Food Security Policy in Papua New Guinea - TCP/PNG/3602 2019
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No results found.Malnutrition continues to be a serious issue in Papua New Guinea, imposing considerable social and economic costs on individuals, families, communities and the economy as a whole, and disproportionately affectingsuch disadvantaged groups as women and children. As a United Nations Member State, the country is committed to ending hunger, achieving foodsecurity, improving nutrition and promoting sustainable agriculture by 2030. FAO assisted the Government to formulate a new National Food Security Policy (NFSP) Framework for 2017-2027 to strengthen food and nutrition security in the future. However, the capacity to formulate an action planto facilitate the implementation of the new policy was lacking. The Government therefore requested FAO to help to build national capacityin this important area. The project supported the development of acomprehensive budgeted action plan to enable the Government to roll outthe new NFSP Framework to the relevant sectorial agencies and local governments, as a follow-up to the policy formulation phase. It also builtcapacity and raised awareness at national and provincial levels, andsupported the preparation of provincial food security priority action agendasfor three pilot provinces.
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