The assessment of the effectiveness of a private sector extension model for smallholder men and women in Papua New Guinea
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Open access
Authors
Peter, Esley Tiale
Date
2021Supervisor
George Curry
Gina Koczberski
Type
Thesis
Award
MPhil
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Humanities
School
School of Design and the Built Environment
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Abstract
The Cocoa Pod Borer (CPB) (Conopomorpha cramerella) currently threatens PNG's cocoa industry. Traditional extension approaches have been unable to stop the decline in smallholder production. The thesis argues that effective management of CPB requires new and more holistic extension approaches to encourage cocoa farming families to continue with cocoa. his study examined a new private sector-smallholder partnership initiated by a major cocoa Texporter, which was found to provide several benefits to smallholder farmers.
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