By R. Bourdeix, XXXX and XXXX.
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Oil palm
Oil palm is an introduced germplasm, imported as a cash crop and is now grown by well over 8,000 smallholders and numerous village out-growers in Hoskins, Bialla, Higaturu, Alotau and Poliamba.
The Oil Palm Industry Cooperation (OPIC) through it's research arm, the Oil Palm Research Association (OPRA) is currently involved in the maintenance, multiplication and distribution of oil palm genetic materials.
The composition of the ex situ collection is not known, but it would basically
be a working collection. The original genetic materials were introduced from overseas gene-banks, which were then evaluated and selected for PNG conditions.
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Oil palm is an introduced germplasm, imported as a cash crop and is now grown by well over 8,000 smallholders and numerous village out-growers in Hoskins, Bialla, Higaturu, Alotau and Poliamba.The Oil Palm Industry Cooperation (OPIC) through it's research arm, the Oil Palm Research Association (OPRA) is currently involved in the maintenance, multiplication and distribution of oil palm genetic materials.
The composition of the ex situ collection is not known, but it would basically
be a working collection. The original genetic materials were introduced from overseas gene-banks, which were then evaluated and selected for PNG conditions.
Through the 1970s, the PNG oil palm industry developed in West
New Britain and Oro Province. Led by New Britain Palm Development,
which was running Dami Oil Palm Research Station (OPRS). In 1980, the
industry players realised the need for a unified approach and, in 1981,
the Papua New Guinea Oil Palm Research Association (PNGOPRA) was
incorporated with two research sections: Agronomy and Entomology.
The first remarkable achievement of PNGOPRA was the introduction of the oil palm pollinating weevil Elaeidobius kamerunicus. This revolutionised the oil palm industry by removing the reliance of manual pollination. In the 1990s, the Plant Pathology section was added to primarily investigate basal stem rot caused by Ganoderma boninense, which was posing epidemiology concerns in areas where oil palms were planted after coconuts or replanted from oil palms. Through the development of the oil palm industry in PNG, social transformations were arising in the provinces, such as West New Britain, and became a case study for academic researchers in socioeconomics and anthropology, who partnered with PNGOPRA to collect information on the oil palm sector. In late 2000s, PNGOPRA created a Socioeconomics Research section to conduct research predominantly amongst the smallholder communities.
Through its life, PNGOPRA has been funded via the industry levy on the volume of FFB processed by the palm oil mills of the members. PNGOPRA has also carried out research projects financed by external donors such as the Australian Centre for International Research (ACIAR), the University of Queensland, Curtin University and the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries. Furthermore, over the years, PNGOPRA has financed the education of many of its collaborators through Bachelor, Master and Doctoral degrees and continue to do so.
Contact
Adresse : PO Box 97, Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée
Téléphone : +675 7999 9493
Website: https://www.pngopra.org/
The first remarkable achievement of PNGOPRA was the introduction of the oil palm pollinating weevil Elaeidobius kamerunicus. This revolutionised the oil palm industry by removing the reliance of manual pollination. In the 1990s, the Plant Pathology section was added to primarily investigate basal stem rot caused by Ganoderma boninense, which was posing epidemiology concerns in areas where oil palms were planted after coconuts or replanted from oil palms. Through the development of the oil palm industry in PNG, social transformations were arising in the provinces, such as West New Britain, and became a case study for academic researchers in socioeconomics and anthropology, who partnered with PNGOPRA to collect information on the oil palm sector. In late 2000s, PNGOPRA created a Socioeconomics Research section to conduct research predominantly amongst the smallholder communities.
Through its life, PNGOPRA has been funded via the industry levy on the volume of FFB processed by the palm oil mills of the members. PNGOPRA has also carried out research projects financed by external donors such as the Australian Centre for International Research (ACIAR), the University of Queensland, Curtin University and the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries. Furthermore, over the years, PNGOPRA has financed the education of many of its collaborators through Bachelor, Master and Doctoral degrees and continue to do so.
Contact
Adresse : PO Box 97, Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée
Téléphone : +675 7999 9493
Website: https://www.pngopra.org/
