The Minister of Coffee was also included in the 33-member cabinet of Prime Minister James Marape, who won the re-election in Papua New Guinea. Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister, James Marape, stated that the government wants to expand and develop the agricultural sectors. Marape announced that it has appointed Minister Joe Kuli as the ‘Minister of Coffee’ for coffee production, which covers 85 percent of the country’s agriculture.
“I WANT TO DRINK COFFEE FROM OTHER REGIONS OF THE COUNTRY”
Prime Minister Marape emphasized that the coffee industry should be revived in order to generate more export income and said, “Minister Kuli’s focus will be on coffee, coffee and coffee. Goroka, Mt. I want to drink coffee made in Hagen, Lae and other parts of the country. “I want to see more coffee grown for export to lucrative markets around the world.”
In Papua New Guinea, which has a population of approximately 9 million as of 2020, nearly a quarter of the population, nearly 2 million people, make their living from coffee farming. Coffee is known as the country’s second largest agricultural product after palm oil, which accounts for 27 percent of all agricultural exports and 6 percent of the country’s GDP.
THERE IS NOW THE MINISTRY OF PALM OIL
Prime Minister Marape appointed Francis Maneke as Minister for Palm Oil, as well as Minister for Coffee. (DHA)