NARI prepares to host Agricultural Innovations Show 2009

By SENIORL ANZU

 

 The National Agricultural Research Institute is preparing the annual Agricultural Innovations Show for 2009 to be staged at its Sir Alkan Tololo Research Centre at Bubia, Morobe, on May 5.

This will be the third year of this ‘information exchange and knowledge sharing’ event in which partner and collaborating organisations in agricultural and rural development will be invited to display and exhibit their innovations and improved technologies and interact with farmers and the general public.

According to the organising committee, the theme for this year’s occasion will be ‘Adapting PNG Agriculture to Climate Change’.

Chief guest will be the Minister for Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology Michael Ogio.

 Other invited dignitaries are also expected for the one-day event.

All NARI research programmes throughout PNG will demonstrate and disseminate many of their new and improved research innovations, technologies and information.

Among them will be research activities and outputs on food crops, emerging food and cash crops, stallholder livestock and resource management issues.

Farmers will have the opportunity to see live plant specimens and learn from posters and other publications.

The new Alan Quartermain multi-purpose Hall at Bubia will be the main arena of the occasion and will be open free to the public.