Renovation begins on Wewak’s agricultural training and extension serviced complex, enhancing a facility crucial for farmer support as part of the wider EU-STREIT PNG Programme. This Programme represents the EU's first Global Gateway flagship initiative in PNG, aiming to boost sustainable rural development. 

The rehabilitated Mariama Airstrip provides a crucial connection for 10 remote Sepik communities, enhancing access to vital services and market opportunities previously hampered by geographical isolation. Delivered through a partnership involving RAA, ILO, and EU funding via the EU-STREIT PNG Programme, the project also provided local employment and strengthens regional transport resilience as part of the EU's Global Gateway initiative. 

The EU-STREIT PNG Programme delivered 50 engine-powered boats and 200 durable canoes with essential accessories to 91 fisher groups in Papua New Guinea’s greater Sepik region. This initiative, reaching 13,000+ fisher folks, aims to sustainably enhance fish catch, improve income opportunities, and contribute to food and nutrition security for costal, island, and riverine communities. 

Transport Infrastructure improvements, by EU-STREIT PNG Programme, enhance access and opportunity for 2,000 villagers in a remote Papua New Guinea rural community.

The EU-STREIT PNG Programme, a pioneering initiative leveraging digitalization to advance agribusiness development in Papua New Guinea, recently hosted an international delegation from five UN Regional Offices covering the entire Asia-Pacific region to exchange successes and lessons learned.

EU-STREIT PNG Programme empowers Sepik communities through Gender-Transformative approaches and sustainable agricultural development, training 200 Community Gender Advocates and 1,000 households.

Farmers and agripreneurs from East and West Sepik of Papua New Guinea united in a peer-learning event to refine cultivation methods, boost market opportunities, and strengthen the region’s vanilla industry for lasting resilience and development.