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Papua New Guinea - Concluded Projects

  1. Overview
  2. Country Strategy
  3. Priorities
  4. Key Program Managers
  5. Current Projects
  6. Concluded Projects
  7. Achievements
  8. Relevant Publications
  9. Country News and Stories
  10. Project Locations
  11. Country Office
  12. Country Portfolio
  13. AusAid and Other Briefs
  14. Fellowship Statistics

Concluded Projects

ADP/1994/005 - A bioeconomic analysis of tuna purse seining in the Pacific Islands region

ADP/1994/008 - Assessment of price support schemes for tree crop export industries in Papua New Guinea and policy recommendations on future assistance

ADP/1994/028 - The economics of preserving genetic diversity in Papua New Guinea's indigenous food crops in the context of world agriculture

ADP/2001/068 - Technical support for regional plant genetic resources development in the Pacific

AH/2000/009 - Development of diagnostic and control methodologies for animal trypanosomiasis (Surra) in Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, the Philippines and Australia

AH/2001/054 - The identification of constraints and possible remedies to livestock production by zoonotic diseases in the South Pacific

AH/2008/037 - Potential economic impacts of the Varroa bee mite on the pollination of major crops in Papua New Guinea

ANRE1/1990/022 - Economic policy choices for rural development in Papua New Guinea

ANRE1/1996/043 - Participatory land use planning for forest and agricultural resources in Papua New Guinea

AS1/1996/150 - Diagnosis and likely spread of Trypanosoma evansi in Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and Australia

AS2/1990/028 - Improved methods in the epidemiology and control of mites and other diseases of bees in Papua New Guinea

AS2/1994/018 - Improved methods for bee development and control of bee mites in Papua New Guinea

ASEM/1996/044 - Planning for agricultural development and sustainable land management in Papua New Guinea

ASEM/1997/118 - Socio economic monitoring and evaluation of research and development of the PNG cocoa and coconut smallholder sector

ASEM/1999/084 - Improving productivity of the smallholder oil palm sector in Papua New Guinea: a study of biophysical and socioeconomic interactions

ASEM/2000/162 - Scientific communication in Papua New Guinea

ASEM/2001/016 - Microbial contaminants associated with sago processing and storage in Papua New Guinea

ASEM/2001/037 - Improving the marketing system for fresh produce of the highlands of PNG

ASEM/2001/055 - Improving yield and economic viability of peanut production in Papua New Guinea and Australia using integrated management and modelling approaches

ASEM/2002/014 - Improving productivity and the participation of youth and women in the Papua New Guinea cocoa, coconut and oil palm industries

ASEM/2002/050 - Economic performance and management of the Gulf of Papua prawn fishery

ASEM/2003/015 - Enhancing PNG smallholder cocoa production through greater adoption of disease control practices

ASEM/2004/011 - Evaluating domestic tuna fisheries projects

ASEM/2004/042 - Assessing and extending schemes to enhance the profitability of the PNG coffee industry via price premiums for quality

ASEM/2004/047 - Sustainable management of coffee green scales in Papua New Guinea

ASEM/2004/077 - Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme for UNITECH, University of Lae, Papua New Guinea

ASEM/2005/126 - Sweet potato workshop in PNG

ASEM/2006/068 - Analytical equipment in support of the ACIAR/Unitech Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme

ASEM/2007/096 - The policy environment in Papua New Guinea and its impact on the adoption of the outputs of past ACIAR projects

CP/1994/043 - Virus indexing and DNA fingerprinting for the international movement and conservation of taro germplasm

CP/1996/091 - Biological control of Chromolaena odorata in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea

CP/1996/140 - Biological threats to Saccharum germplasm and sugar production in Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and Australia

CP/2000/044 - Taro beetle management in PNG and Fiji

CP/2001/032 - Impact and management of Oribius weevils in Papua New Guinea

CP/2002/013 - Biology, damage levels and control of red-banded mango caterpillar in Papua New Guinea and Australia

CP/2004/001 - TaroPest: A computer based information and diagnostics package for taro pests of the South Pacific

CP/2006/051 - Cocoa pod borer scoping study in PNG

CS1/1984/033 - Pathogen-tested Sweet potato germplasm for the South Pacific

CS1/1984/042 - Coconut improvement

CS1/1984/061 - Consultancy on plant protection and on a workshop on the biological control of arthropod pests and weeds in the South Pacific

CS1/1988/012 - Virus-free germplasm of sweet potato

CS1/1990/025 - Coconut improvement

CS1/1992/702 - Southeast Asian program for potato research and development

CS2/1988/002 - Biological control of pests and weeds in the South Pacific

CS2/1993/007 - Biological control of green vegetable bug in Papua New Guinea

CS2/1994/001 - Detection and strain differentiation of plant pathogenic mycoplasma-like organisms in the Australasian/Pacific region

CS2/1996/148 - Survey of Bemisia tabaci biotype B whitefly and its natural enemies in the South Pacific

CS2/1996/225 - Identification, biology, management and quarantine systems for fruit flies in Papua New Guinea

CTE/2000/167 - Research capacity building within NARI and training in agricultural chemistry

EFS/1983/083 - Papua New Guinea export tree crops study

EFS/1984/035 - Papua New Guinea commodity price stabilisation study

EFS/1985/022 - Cash cropping in Papua New Guinea

EFS/1986/007 - ACIAR agricultural research priority assessment : Co-Ordination

EFS/1986/027 - Agricultural research priorities : Papua New Guinea

EFS/1987/034 - Smallholder agriculture in Papua New Guinea

EFS/1989/028 - Economics of the tuna fisheries industry in Papua New Guinea

FIS/1983/032 - The culture of the giant clam (Tridacna spp) for food and restocking of reefs

FIS/1985/043 - Research on baitfish biology in the Solomon Islands, Maldives and Papua New Guinea for the Tuna industry

FIS/1996/081 - Fisheries resource management in Western and Gulf provinces of Papua New Guinea

FIS/1998/013 - Development of new artisanal fisheries based on the capture and culture of postlarval coral reef fish

FIS/1998/024 - The biology, socioeconomics and management of the barramundi fishery in the Fly River and adjacent coast of Papua New Guinea

FIS/1999/025 - Optimal release strategies for restocking and stock enhancement of the tropical sea cucumber, sandfish (Holothuria scabra)

FIS/1999/038 - Sustainable artisanal beche-de-mer fisheries in PNG

FIS/2001/034 - Inland pond aquaculture in PNG - assessment of the industry and evaluation of small holder research and development needs

FIS/2001/036 - Maximising the economic benefits to Pacific Island Nations from management of migratory tuna stocks

FIS/2001/059 - Research for sustainable use of beche-de-mer resources in Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea

FIS/2001/075 - Sustainable aquaculture development in Pacific Islands region and northern Australia

FIS/2001/083 - Inland aquaculture in PNG: improving fingerling supply and fish nutrition for smallholder farms

FIS/2002/056 - Biology and status of the prawn stocks and trawl fishery in the Gulf of Papua

FIS/2004/065 - Culture of promising indigenous fish species and bioremediation for barramundi aquaculture in northern Australia and Papua New Guinea

FIS/2005/022 - Cross-institutional exchange. Work placement at the Highlands Aquaculture Extension and Development Centre (HAQDEC), Aiyura, Eastern Highlands Province, PNG

FIS/2005/024 - Masterclass

FIS/2006/133 - Study to evaluate options and opportunities to improve management arrangements for sea cucumber fisheries in PNG

FIS/2009/027 - Training in soil assessment and scientific writing for aquaculture officers in Papua New Guinea

FST/1991/014 - Nutrition and mycorrhizal requirements of tropical trees for plantation and agroforestry systems

FST/1994/033 - New leucaenas for southeast Asian, Pacific and Australian agriculture

FST/1995/103 - Ecology and control of tip moths feeding on red cedar and allied forest trees in the Meliaceae: Review Workshop

FST/1995/123 - Testing the utility of the north Queensland rainforest growth and timber yield model in Papua New Guinea

FST/1996/187 - Electronic compendium for forestry in the Asia-Pacific region

FST/1998/085 - The taxonomy of the shoot borer, Hypsipyla robusta and allied species in the Asian/Australian region

FST/1998/113 - Development of a sustainable, community-based essential oil industry in the Western Province of Papua New Guinea using the region's woody-plant species

FST/1998/115 - Domestication of Papua New Guinea's indigenous forest species

FST/1998/118 - Planning methods for sustainable management of timber stocks in Papua New Guinea's forests

FST/2002/010 - Domestication and commercialisation of multi-purpose indigenous trees and shrubs for food and other products in Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Queensland: a feasibility study with special reference to Canarium nut

FST/2003/049 - Review of portable sawmills in the Pacific: Identifying the factors for success

FST/2004/009 - Facilitating the availability and use of improved germplasm for forestry and agroforestry in Papua New Guinea

FST/2005/049 - Mastotermes scoping study in PNG

FST/2005/050 - PNG agroforestry systems - scoping study

FST/2009/012 - Identification of researchable issues underpinning a vibrant balsa wood industry in Papua New Guinea

HORT/1998/061 - Coconut tissue culture for clonal propagation and safe germplasm exchange

HORT/2005/136 - Mitigating the threat of banana Fusarium wilt: understanding the agroecological distribution of pathogenic forms and developing disease management strategies

HORT/2006/055 - Developing the ornamentals industry in the Pacific: an opportunity for income generation

LPS/2001/077 - Poultry feeding systems in PNG

LWR/2009/040 - Climate change meta analysis

LWR1/1995/126 - Sustainability of farming systems in Fiji and Papua New Guinea

LWR2/1991/001 - Diagnosis and correction of mineral nutrient disorders of root crops in the Pacific

LWR2/1996/162 - Correction of nutritional disorders of tropical root crops in Papua New Guinea and North Queensland

PC/2006/017 - Management of Eumetopina flavipes: the vector of ramu stunt disease of sugarcane in Papua New Guinea

PC/2006/106 - Screening and field trials of high-carotenoid sweet potatoes in Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea to improve human vitamin A status

PHT/1983/054 - Transport and storage of fresh fruit and vegetables in Papua New Guinea

PHT/1995/136 - Cocoa fermentation, drying and genotype product quality assessment

SMCN/1998/028 - Diagnosis and correction of nutritional disorders of yams

SMCN/2000/046 - Overcoming magnesium deficiency in oil palm crops on volcanic ash soils of Papua New Guinea

SMCN/2003/010 - Farmer evaluation and multiplication of sweet potato varieties on the north coast of Papua New Guinea

SMCN/2004/041 - Productivity and marketing enhancement for peanut in Papua New Guinea and Australia

SMCN/2005/043 - Analysis of biophysical and socio-economic constraints to soil fertility management in the Papua New Guinea highlands

SMCN/2006/031 - Analysis of nutritional constraints to cocoa production in Papua New Guinea

SMCN/2008/032 - Sustainable vegetable production in Central Province, Papua New Guinea