Collection DOC 538 - Papua New Guinea Cocoa Board Publications

Cocoa Industry Board of Papua New Guinea, Report and Financial Statements 1st October 1978 – 30th... Cocoa Board of PNG, Report and Financial Statements 1st October 1985 – 30th September 1986, 37pp.... Cocoa Board of PNG, Annual Report 1986-87 Cocoa Year Cocoa Board of PNG, 1986/87 Financial Statements Cocoa Board of PNG, Annual Report, 1st October, 1987 – 30th September, 1988 Cocoa Board of PNG, Annual Report, 1988/89 Cocoa Year [1Oct 1988-30 Sep 1989] Mark Holderness (Plant Pathologist, PNG Cocoa and Coconut Research Institute), Annual Report 1985... Tom Leven, (Agronomist, PNG Cocoa and Coconut Research Institute), Progress Report September, 198... G. Yong Tan (Principal Plant Breeder, PNG Cocoa and Coconut Research Institute), Annual Report Pl... Cocoa Industry Company Limited, Agenda, 7th Board meeting held in Rabaul, 7th March, 1985, Cocoa ...
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AU PMB DOC 538

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Papua New Guinea Cocoa Board Publications

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  • 1979-1997 (Creation)

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92 volumes

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(1974-)

Administrative history

The Cocoa Board of Papua New Guinea was first established under the Cocoa Act 1974 and was then known as the Cocoa Marketing Board of Papua New Guinea. The Act was revised in 1981 and the name changed to the Cocoa Board of Papua New Guinea.

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These papers were collected by Scott McWilliam.

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The Cocoa Board of Papua New Guinea was first established under the Cocoa Act 1974 and was then known as the Cocoa Marketing Board of Papua New Guinea. The Act was revised in 1981 and the name changed to the Cocoa Board of Papua New Guinea.

The main functions of the PNG Cocoa Board are to control and regulate the growing, processing, marketing and export of cocoa beans; establish price stabilization, price equalization and stockholding arrangements within the cocoa industry, promote the consumption of Papua New Guinea cocoa beans and cocoa products; promote research and development programmes for the benefit of the PNG cocoa industry; and carry out the obligations of the State under any international agreement relating to cocoa.

The PNG Cocoa Board also collects statistics on PNG Cocoa production, documented PNG cocoa exports, researched international cocoa farming and production practices and distributed educational material to New Guinea farmers on best practice farming methods for cocoa production. The PNG Cocoa Board produced publications and booklets, often in English and Pidgin and sometimes Motu, on various aspects relating to cocoa production.

This collection includes a selection of publications produced by the Papua New Guinea Cocoa Board (1979-1996). It includes Annual Reports (1979-1989), Board meeting papers (1985-1993), administrative, marketing and research papers (1982-1996), statistical reports (1990-1996), market reports (1992-1997), publications by the PNG Cocoa and Coconut Research Institute (1986-1992), manuals and reports from the Cocoa Quality Improvement Project (1987-1993) and other publications on cocoa production and distribution and PNG agriculture in general (1980-1993).

PNG Cocoa most likely came from Samoa in the early 20th Century. In 1844 Germany annexed New Guinea and took large numbers of New Guinea labourers to work on German plantations in Samoa. By 1900 there were well established shipping routes between Samoa and New Guinea. It is likely that a German company based in Samoa transported cocoa seedlings to New Guinea on the boats used for recruiting and returning New Guinea labourers.

Cocoa was primarily grown on plantations until WWII in New Guinea. From the early 1950s cocoa was developed as a smallholder crop and a plantation cop. The most extensive early development was in the Gazelle Peninsula of New Britain. Other early cocoa plantations were in North Solomons and the Northern District (Oro Province).

In the early 21st Century, cocoa continues to be the most important export cash crop of smallholder farmers in the wet lowlands. Over 90% of PNG cocoa is produced by smallholders. Many Papua New Guinea women participate in cocoa farming and production in PNG. Although PNG contributes less than 2% to the world cocoa market it has established an international reputation for quality, attracting 90% of a premium for fine and flavor cocoa.

Resources: http://www.cocoaboard.org.pg/

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  • English
  • Papuan Language

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Access this title at PMB Member Libraries or by contacting the Bureau directly: http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/pambu/accessing.php

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Entered by Kylie Moloney. 3 Nov 2016.

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