Strengthening Livelihoods for Food Security Amongst Cocoa and Oil Palm Farming Communities in Papua New Guinea (Old ID 21641)
Role
Principal Investigator
Description
This project addresses rising food insecurity amongst smallholder cocoa and oil palm households in Papua New Guinea. The capacity of these households to grow or buy food is declining due to increasing populations and decreasing per-capita income in oil palm-growing communities and the spread of coco pod borer in cocoa-growing areas. The project objectives are to i) assess food security status in these communities, ii) determine the key factors influencing food security, iii) enhance food and livelihood security through strengthening food production and diversifying incomes, and iv) strengthen household and institutional capacity to address food and livelihood security.
Date
01 Jul 2014 - 28 Feb 2019
Project Type
GRANT
Keywords
Mixed Cropping;Agroforestry;Farming System;Food Security;Livelihoods;Tropical Agriculture
Funding Body
Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
Amount
63963
Project Team
N/A