FOOD SECURITY IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Norah Omot

No 124204, 2012 Conference (56th), February 7-10, 2012, Fremantle, Australia from Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society

Abstract: The food security situation in Papua New Guinea (PNG) is discussed. PNG is a nation blessed with natural resources but continues to face development and environmental challenges with implications on food security. While the country may be secured in terms of food production and quantity, there are concerns on the nutritional aspects. Short term threats, aggravated by climate change and other challenges such as increasing food prices are major concerns. Lessons learnt on efforts to address threats and other challenges and some strategies identified by the National Agricultural Research Institute are discussed.

Keywords: Food; Security; and; Poverty (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 17
Date: 2012-02
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.124204

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