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Agriculture dominates the rural economy of Papua New Guinea (PNG). More than five million rural dwellers (80% of the population) earn a living from subsistence agriculture and selling crops in domestic and international markets. Many aspects of agriculture in PNG are described in this data-rich book. Topics include agricultural environments in which crops are grown; production of food crops, cash crops and animals; land use; soils; demography; migration; the macro-economic environment; gender issues; governance of agricultural institutions; and transport. The history of agriculture over the 50 000 years that PNG has been occupied by humans is summarised. Much of the information presented is not readily available within PNG. The book contains results of many new analyses, including a food budget for the entire nation. The text is supported by 165 tables and 215 maps and figures.
This book is designed as a very simple introduction to the more common food plants seen around Papua New Guinea. It is hoped people will take a greater pride and interest in these plants and become proud and informed about how to grow and use them well.Many of the traditional food plants of Papua New Guinea are very good quality foods. Unfortunately, people are often rejecting traditional food plants and growing more of the introduced vegetables such as cabbage. These do not have the same high food value as many of the traditional, tropical, dark green leafy vegetables.Papua New Guinea has over 1,000 different species of edible plants. Some of these are only harvested from the wild and others are only known in small areas. Many others occur with hundreds of varieties and are the main food for people in the different regions.
Food Plants International was formally established in 1999, but its origins go back to 1980. Bruce French, founder of FPI, was living in Papua New Guinea at the time, and noticed that many villagers suffered disease and malnutrition, often while surrounded by nutritious food plants. It wasn't that they didn't know anything about their local plants, but there were clearly a lot more edible plants than was readily recognised. Also, there was very little nutritional information available about the plants. Bruce also observed that most of the information taught in agricultural colleges related to temperate plants commonly produced in Western agriculture. From these humble beginnings, Bruce set out to document the food plants of PNG, an effort that soon spread to include the entire world of food plants.