RURAL DEV. I
Sector: Road • Location: Papua New Guinea
Source: World Bank Group
The Southern Highlands Rural Development Project will include: (a) development of knowledge about, and capacity to effect, improvements in the subsistence sector through the establishment of an Agricultural Field Trials, Studies, Extension and Monitoring Units; (b) establishment of about 1,280 ha of coffee; 850 ha of tea, and the related processing and support services; (c) establishment of 100 ha
- Status
- Closed
- Sector
- Road, Power Generation (CCGT), Manufacturing (Industrial), Oil and Gas, Hospital, Raw Materials, Government, Education
- Location
- Papua New Guinea
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- World Bank Group
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Description | The Southern Highlands Rural Development Project will include: (a) development of knowledge about, and capacity to effect, improvements in the subsistence sector through the establishment of an Agricultural Field Trials, Studies, Extension and Monitoring Units; (b) establishment of about 1,280 ha of coffee; 850 ha of tea, and the related processing and support services; (c) establishment of 100 ha of cardamoms; (d) expansion of the infant silk industry; (e) construction of 60 km of electricity transmission line mainly to supply power to the coffee mill and tea factory; (f) construction and operation of a nursing school and in-service training complex, three health subcenters, and support for a data collection and epidemiology unit; (g) upgrading and construction of 138 km of main road, 40.5 km of feeder road, and the installation of small bridges and culverts on about 900 km of minor feeder roads; (h) construction and operation of two secondary schools, and provision of materials to provincial primary and secondary schools and the teachers college; and (i) strengthening the staff devoted to nonformal education. |
Original sector | Agriculture, Fishing and Forestry |
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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, Power Generation (CCGT), Manufacturing (Industrial), Oil and Gas, Hospital, Raw Materials, Government, Education |
Article published date | 2025-12-17 |
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