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For almost 40 years, IFAD has been financing initiatives in the Pacific to help rural people improve their lives. In recent years, resources dedicated to the Pacific...

Understanding how the Papua New Guinea (PNG) agricultural economy and associated household consumption is affected by climate, market and other shocks requires attention to linkages and substitution...

Prices of major food staples in Kokopo, Lae and Port Moresby have remained broadly stable over 2019 and 2020. The exceptions are prices of sweet potatoes...

The goal of IFAD’s country strategy is to support the Government of Papua New Guinea in reaching its objective – achieving broad-based, inclusive growth by improving the incomes, food...

Papua New Guinea is an economic leader in the Pacific region via its extractive resources. However, these industries do not provide employment opportunities for the country’s 6.4...

The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has presented a unique challenge to governments across the globe, reinforcing the need to improve understanding of domestic and international trade trends to provide more...

VCA4D responds to the need for quantitative data and evidence-based indicators to inform decision-makers. These elements are often lacking. It provides a detailed assessment of a VC’s operation...

Undernutrition imposes a staggering cost worldwide, both in human and economic terms. It is responsible for the deaths of more than 3.5 million children each year (more than one-third...

This SUN Strategy 2012-15is a summary of the Movement’s goals, objectives, mode of operation and accountability. It should be read in conjunction with the 2012 SUN Road Map which...

This compilation of Countries Factsheets 2017 provides a country-based overview, aimed at facilitating the Directorate General for Development and Cooperation (DG DEVCO) and Delegations to quickly identify a state of vulnerability...