Half a century of agricultural development in Papua New Guinea: A didiman reflects
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In May 1970, I flew from Port Moresby to Rabaul, via Lae, en route to my first posting as a research agronomist (didiman) in Papua and New Guinea (PNG). Looking from the aircraft at the tiny villages on both sides of the Owen Stanley Range, a moment of mild panic arose: What if I did not get to spend time in such villages? I need not have worried. Within weeks, I was learning about agriculture from ToBernard, ToPiritae and others in Napapar Village and spending time in villages in the...[Show more]
Collections | ANU Research Publications |
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Date published: | 2018 |
Type: | Journal article |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/266865 |
Source: | Development Bulletin (Australian Development Studies Network) |
Access Rights: | Open Access |
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