Noda Organic Spice Expansion Project

Goroka Noda Organic Products is a business operation specializing in processing locally grown organic food products. The business model involves the farming and processing of Red Pandanus, Avocado, Noni, and Ginger powder and oil products. The production capacity is insufficient to meet the existing demand within the local market as well as the growing demand within the province and the country. There are also expressions of interest from outside of PNG. Hence, the project seeks partnerships with investors to expand the farming size and install new equipment and facilities to increase production. The project has access to arable customary land which is free to undertake the expansion. The current project location is also on customary land of about 1 hectare and the expansion plan will cover about 5 hectares. This expansion plan also includes increasing the production facility with new grinding machines and technology to increase production, packaging, and labeling. The project owner is a local and his interest to venture into this untapped industry of producing organic products from traditional food crops began in 2012, when he was reading health magazines and books on food crops that have medicinal properties which can cure and prevent diseases caused by today’s lifestyle. With the information he got from the health magazines and books, he was most interested in the medicinal benefits and products from the Red fruit crop that can cure and prevent several killer diseases. He was also interested in the crop’s traditional and cultural health value. Such knowledge has been passed down by ancestors to today’s generation. In 2013, Noda made up his mind to venture into this untapped business and established Noda Organic Product at his Masumave Village. He built a semi-permanent building where he started producing – on a trial basis – oils, sauces, soaps, jam, and powder from Red Fruit

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