ORO SMLHLDR OIL PALM
Sector: Road • Location: Papua New Guinea
Source: World Bank Group
The project objectives are to increase Papua New Guinea's agricultural production and exports, provide employment opportunities, generate incomes for poor farmers in Oro Province, and protect the habitat of the world's largest butterfly, which is an endangered species. The project consists of six components. The first component, smallholder oil palm development includes: (a) planting about 6,500
- Status
- Closed
- Sector
- Road, Fertilizers, Oil and Gas, Commercial, Raw Materials, Government, Education
- Location
- Papua New Guinea
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- World Bank Group
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Taiyo last update | 2026-07-22 |
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Description | The project objectives are to increase Papua New Guinea's agricultural production and exports, provide employment opportunities, generate incomes for poor farmers in Oro Province, and protect the habitat of the world's largest butterfly, which is an endangered species. The project consists of six components. The first component, smallholder oil palm development includes: (a) planting about 6,500 ha of oil palm in two areas of Oro Province, Popondetta and Kokoda; (b) strengthening extension services; and (c) building and maintaining agricultural roads and social infrastructure. The second component, main road improvement, entails the upgrading and maintenance of national road sections from Popondetta to Kokoda. The third component, environmental protection, will protect an endangered butterfly species and its associated ecosystem. The fourth component, institutional strengthening, includes the strengthening of: (a) the capacity of the Department of Agriculture and Livestock for policy formulation and project preparation in the tree crop subsector; (b) the management of the Oil Palm Industry Corporation (OPIC); and (c) oil palm research. The other two components are technical assistance to OPIC; and studies in the tree crop subsector. |
Original sector | FY17 - Agriculture, Fishing and Forestry,FY17 - Education,FY17 - Public Administration,Transportation |
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Country | Papua New Guinea |
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Source | World Bank Group |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Road, Fertilizers, Oil and Gas, Commercial, Raw Materials, Government, Education |
Article published date | 2025-12-17 |
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