Papua New Guinea Coconut, From Village Food to Copra Trade
Papua New Guinea coconut refers to coconuts grown and used throughout the country, especially in coastal, island, and lowland communities, where the palm provides food, drink, cooking ingredients, household materials, and income from products such as copra and coconut...
Orchids of Papua New Guinea, Native Species and Habitats
The orchids of Papua New Guinea form one of the most diverse orchid floras on Earth, with native orchids growing from coastal forests and warm tropical lowlands to mountain rainforests, cloud forests, mossy ridges, and high elevation grasslands. Across the wider...
Eucalyptus Papua, Rainbow Trees, Native Species, and Uses
Eucalyptus Papua generally refers to eucalyptus and related eucalypt trees native to the New Guinea region. It is not an accepted botanical species name. In most searches, the phrase points first to Eucalyptus deglupta, widely known as rainbow eucalyptus, a tropical...
Cocoa Production in Papua New Guinea, Facts and Challenges
Introduction Cocoa production in Papua New Guinea is a small but distinctive part of the global cocoa sector. In 2024, Papua New Guinea produced about 41,108 tonnes of cocoa, reported as 647,370 bags, making it far smaller than the world’s largest cocoa-producing...