tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28244882.post3881786462665058010..comments2024-03-05T17:54:53.307+10:00Comments on Malum Nalu: Japan provides technical support to Papua New Guinea smallholder riceMalum Naluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17513608976714683688noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28244882.post-35659920014804023472011-11-13T09:20:23.643+10:002011-11-13T09:20:23.643+10:00That's very helpful of the Japanese Government...That's very helpful of the Japanese Government. But their own rice industry only survives by imposing very heavy import duties on imported rice and making the Japanese consumer pay a local price about eight (8) times the world price. Perhaps they'll send some officials to advise the PNG Government on how to manage this trick in Waigani. <br /><br />The real problem is that this Japanese aid helps to persuade PNG to waste its own resources on attempting to create an industry which is simply not viable under PNG conditions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com