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Agricultural graduates urged to utilise skills

By SOLDIER BURUKA of DAL

Agricultural graduates have been urged to use their knowledge and skills to be farmers themselves.

They were told that obtaining a certificate is an achievement and a start to a new chapter in their professional career in agriculture.

Deputy secretary for corporate services with the Department of Agriculture and Livestock Vele Kagena said this at the 36^th Highlands Agricultural College graduation recently.

Speaking on behalf Minister John Hickey, Mr Kagena commended the 2009 graduating class and told them that getting formal jobs is not everything.

“Many of the graduands have many years of field experience as agriculturalists or as youths with no hope in life,” he said.

“The HAC programme comprising of the post-certificate diploma and the farmer training programme is a great achievement and will equip trainers and farmers with updated agricultural information.”

Mr Kagena said the HAC programme had further enhanced their ability and personal skills to better deal with their work within their communities or sectoral institutions.

“For you all, getting formal jobs is not everything,” he said.

“It is my hope that educated and trained agriculturalist like yourselves will use your knowledge and skills to be farmers yourselves.

“Obtaining a certificate today is a great personal achievement and a start to a new chapter in your professional career in agriculture.”

Mr Kagena said the current circumstances in PNG had curtailed job opportunities in the public and private sectors but urged the graduands not to lose hope and to seek other alternatives within the agriculture sector.

The 36^th HAC graduation marks another milestone and successful year for PNG’s premier in-service training institution that has produced well over 2,300 PCD graduates and another 1, 500 trainees on short specialised training courses, which is a significant achievement.

Mr Kagena praised the HAC management for its efforts and urged the college to refocus its curriculum and objective in promoting innovative agriculture development through improved agriculture technology, information and knowledge.

“The college has a critical role to play in ensuring that teaching and training of both farmers and agriculturalists is continued successfully and contributes to income-earning opportunities for the rural population,” he said,

HAC acting Principal Phillip Senat told the graduands to stand tall and be proud as agriculturalists.

“The diploma and certificate is a stepping stone and opens up new opportunities in life,” he said.

He urged them to utilise these to make a difference in their lives.

He challenged those going home to take up farming as a business and to provide leadership in the rural communities.

 

Ricky Mitio ousted as Papua New Guinea coffee chief

Coffee veteran Ricky Mitio today (Sunday, December 20, 2009) announced his retirement from an industry he has been in for the last 33 years, as news broke that he has been replaced as chief executive officer of the Coffee Industry Corporation.

Mr Mitio (pictured)  was on recreational leave when informed that he had been replaced in the CIC hotseat by Navu Anis, a former CIC senior staffer, by the National Executive Council last Wednesday.

Mr Mitio, Mr Anis and former CIC chief scientist Potaisa Hombunaka had been in the running for the position after Mr Mitio’s contract expired.

Mr Mitio, who was disappointed at the appointment, offered the CIC board his successor plan to ensure competent executives took over the running of the multi-million kina which involves more than two million rural people.

He said that the NEC may have been misled in the appointment process with Agriculture Minister John Hickey, who was not present at the meeting, shocked his submission was hijacked in Cabinet.

“A judicial review is underway to determine whether or not the acting Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Andrew Kumbakor, who is Minister for Housing, has indeed overstepped other Ministers’ portfolios in sponsoring the NEC submission without consent,” Mr Mitio said.

“It’s up to the CIC and the Government to sort out these confusions.

“I have already informed the CIC board of my retirement and I shall be moving on.

“I am also very disappointed about the weaknesses and conflict the regulatory statutory authorities (RSA) act has brought about in the statutory organisations and other state-owned entities (SOE) chief executives appointment process.

“We had faith in the merit-based appointment being adopted under the RSA act.

“However, when the statutory organisation’s preferred choice is overridden by political interests in the NEEC, it questions the integrity of the merit-based appointment process.

“In the case of coffee, the preferred candidate of the CIC board, the recommendations from the Public Service Commission, and the subsequent recommendations of the Minister responsible were all ignored by the NEC.

“In fact, the CIC board is forced to employ someone it did not approve of and is now forced upon it by outside political interests.

“It is not based on technical competence required by the merit-based appointment procedures of the RSA act.

“It is a total abuse and sabotage of due processes.”

Mr Mitio said quality of leadership for the administrator of the coffee industry called for far-reaching personal attributes that academic qualifications alone could not buy.

“Leadership qualities also cannot be bought and sold from the job,” he said.

“These prerequisites are inherited through deep commitment to profession and are acquired on the job.”

Mr Mitio said under his successor plan, four candidates had been identified to be groomed to take over the CEO position, coming from both within and outside the CIC.

“There will be a short period of 12 months to screen and groom the four potential candidates, after which the board will appoint two suitable candidates to understudy the CEO position, so that the board should be in the position to provide a list of nominees that meets its performance-driven criteria to the Government for its final appointment,” he said.

Poultry development in East New Britain

Captions 1 and 2: Australorp chicken distributed to a family in Kabakaul, East New Britain Province 3:     DPI workers from East Pomio purchasing Australorp Chickens for their district

 

By WANDAMU PALAU of NARI

National Agriculture Research Institute’s poultry unit at its Islands regional centre in Keravat is aligning itself and slowly gaining momentum in supplying poultry stock to farmers in East New Britain and the region.

 This is being done subsequent to experiences of Newcastle disease outbreak in the province in late 2006.

Following the detection of the deadly poultry disease, a blanket ban was imposed on all movement of livestock and livestock products into and out of the province.

The ban hindered NARI’s poultry development initiatives but the small hatchery and breeder unit stood tall to deliver beyond imagination.

National Agricultural Quarantine and Inspection Authority (NAQIA), from its tests, declared the Keravat poultry facility to be clean and reliable to supply the sentinel flocks to those areas whose village flocks were destroyed by Newcastle.

During the restocking exercise, NARI Keravat hatched and distributed between 12 000 to 14 000 young chicks to the affected areas within the province.

The start of the restocking exercise, which commenced in early 2007, was completed in July 2009.

Presently, the ban is only applicable to livestock species going out of the province.

But those individuals and farmer groups within ENBP, who want to obtain stock from NARI Keravat, can place your orders now.

Australorp and other crossbred birds developed at Keravat are dual-purpose birds, good for meat and egg production.

Their feeding regime is not restricted to expensive commercial rations.

The breed is suitable for keeping under intensive and semi – intensive management levels. 

There are already significant purchases from local level government (LLG) areas like Bitapaka, East Pomio and Sinivit, which are getting young chicks to distribute to their contact farmers.

Commitment was shown by Livuan and Duke of Yoke LLGs to get some chickens for distribution in their wards.

Orders at NARI Kearavat can be made through telephone 983 9145 or fax: 983 9129

The Keravat poultry unit was established in 2004 with funding support from AusAID under the Agricultural Innovations Grant Facility scheme.

The facility’s purpose was to establish a poultry breeding and hatchery unit at Keravat for the production and supplying of Australop chickens to small holder farmers to the New Guinea Islands so as to improve food security, nutrition and income generation opportunities.

 

 

Processing of galip for food

Caption: NARI Staff evaluating local galip nuts at Keravat in East New Britain.- Picture by SENIORL ANZU

 

By MATTHEW POIENOU of NARI

 

Galip nut is a marketable product with great potential to improve the livelihoods of rural households in the South Pacific.

At the moment the galip nut industry is small in world terms, but there is strong consumer demand and acceptance of the product in Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.

There is great potential in these countries to expand the domestic market and develop an export market.

However, a major constraint to increased commercialisation of the galip industry is poor quality of the nuts due to post-harvest handling and processing.

A recent feasibility study, conducted in PNG with support from the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), concluded that while marketing expertise exists, the nut industry is limited by a lack of knowledge about post-harvest handling and processing techniques.

Processing methods need development in a way that is commercially viable for small-scale agriculture and can be easily implemented by local farmers.

 Specific research is undertaken to identify appropriate processing practices with dissemination of information.

 NARI is currently undertaking a collaborative research to develop a galip nut industry for PNG.

 The aim of this project, funded by ACIAR, is to develop post-harvest processes and techniques for Melanesian galip nuts that can be optimally used by small-scale, block and plantation farmers.           This research will identify processing techniques that are appropriate to and beneficial for the production of galip nut.                                                                                                                                    It is being conducted in partnership with Australia’s Sunshine Coast University, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu (Department of Forests).                                                                                                      In addition, processors from the macadamia industry will provide expertise.

 

Kavieng - The Island Style!

 

 

Nusa Island Retreat has a style and charm that is a fresh and welcome change from your conventional holiday destination.

Nusa is a low impact and eco-sensitive facility located just off the coast of Kavieng on the northern end of New Ireland Province.

 Set on a white sandy point which overlooks Kavieng harbour to the foreshore markets and township, it exudes a slow and relaxed pace with easygoing feel.

Accommodation is comprised of traditional style bungalows, which are aesthetically pleasing and blend with the natural environment. 

Limited numbers ensure a private and relaxed holiday environment. 

Most bungalows are set right on the water’s edge, with four rooms offering private bathroom facilities. 

The spacious and traditionally-designed central restaurant and bar is a focal point.

It has a fully-licensed bar with music, games and activities. 

Meals are a highlight with breakfast and lunch menus offering a healthy range of choices. Dinner each night is a buffet featuring upbeat and innovative dishes complementing the plentiful supply of fresh seafood and local produce.   

Do as little or as much as you like!

A host of activities can be organised.

 From action and adventure to island cruising, the Retreat is the perfect location from which to take advantage of the many options.

Kavieng and its surrounds is an aquatic underwater wonderland that has rapidly become a highly-regarded destination for divers worldwide.

Kavieng diving is renowned for its diversity - from encounters with big pelagics in the current swept passages to drifting along plunging walls decorated with colorful corals and fans. 

Explore WWII wrecks, or discover a multitude of small critters on inshore muck dives.  Those suitably experienced can also dive or snorkel the freshwater sinkholes and caves which are located on the mainland.

Diving in Kavieng is enjoyed all year round and is suitable for all experience levels and interests.

Nusa Island Retreat’s dive operator, Scuba Ventures, provides an easy hassle free dive service for in house guests.

 Dorian and Cara focus on small group diving providing a safe world class diving adventure with quality guidance during your personalised tour of the many famous Kavieng dive site.

Discover more visit  www.scubakavieng.com  

Fishing – fish galore!  Spanish Mackerel, trevalley, barracuda, dolphin fish, bill fish, tuna, red emperor, mangrove jack, coral trout and barramundi cod – the list is endless.  From trolling for the big pelagics, to bottom fishing or casting for sports fish.  All types of fishing trips can be arranged to suit the angler.

Kayaking – The Retreat has a range of single and double ocean kayaks.  From short or extended paddles – the choice is yours.  For those feeling energetic, it’s the perfect way to enjoy the islands.

 

Surfing (seasonal) – The nature of the waves here are typically 2-4 ft over reef at varying levels of difficulty. 

 Most of the reefs will handle larger swells of up to 8ft, with lefts and rights, some challenging and others more forgiving.

 It's a pretty reasonable selection in relatively close proximity and all located within the Kavieng surf management area. 

The Retreat has the necessary boats and local knowledge to take advantage of the best times and conditions.

 Surf management plans and quotas exist throughout New Ireland, ensuring uncrowded breaks.

Refer to the NASA website for detailed information on surfing in New Ireland province. http://www.surfingpng-newireland.org.pg

Other activities – There are plenty of other things to do and see. 

Try traditional style canoeing, nature walks on both the islands and mainland, day and overnight trips, bike rides, sailing, cultural events, interacting with the local people, and you are welcome to visit the villages and view them creating local art and craft. 

Nusa Island Retreat - the perfect place to relax and experience the best of the PNG Islands during a simple, yet extraordinary Niu Ailan adventure. 

Hamamas long Lukim yu sampela taim!

Nusa Island Retreat – Web www.nusaislandretreat.com.pg

                                    Email nir@global.net,pg

                                    Phone 984-2247

Scuba Ventures            Web  www.scubakavieng.com

                                    Email info@scubakavieng.com   

Phone 984-1244

TIGER WOODS HOLIDAY POEM

Twas the night of Thanksgiving and out of the house
Tiger Woods came a flyin', chased by his spouse.
She wielded a nine iron and wasn't too merry,
Cause a bimbo's phone number was in his Blackberry.
He'd been cheatin' on Elin, and the story progressed.
Woman after woman stepped up and confessed.
He'd been cheatin' with Holly, and Jaimee, and Cori,
With Joselyn, and Kalika. The world had the story.

From the top of the Tour to the basement of blues,

Tiger's sad sordid tale was all over the news.
With hostesses, waitresses, he had lots of sex,
When not in their pants, he was sendin' them texts.
Despite all his cryin' and beggin' and pleadin',
Tiger's wife went investin' -- a new home in Sweden.
And I heard her exclaim from her white Escalade,
"If you're gettin' laid then I'm gettin' paid."
She's not pouting, in fact, she is of jolly good cheer,
Her pre-nup made Christmas come early this year.