BY: Loop Author 10:45, July 20, 2021 165 reads
Sweet potato (kaukau) farmers in Papua New Guinea (PNG) have gained valuable insight into consumer buying preferences, which is helping to identify new market opportunities.
The recent market analysis, supported by the Papua New Guinea - Australia Partnership, through the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research, was the first of its kind in PNG and revealed that an increasing number of consumers in Port Moresby are preferring to buy their fresh produce from supermarkets, citing convenience and safety.
While this trend could see a decline in customers at traditional farmer markets, PNG and Australian researchers say it could create new market opportunities for rural communities.
Catarman town promotes community-driven tourism for sustainable dev t
Philippine Information Agency
03 Jun 2021, 18:38 GMT+10
CATARMAN, Camiguin, June 3 (PIA) Fostering sustainable development through community-driven tourism, the Municipal Government of Catarman targets to help more residents through the Coastal Research Program.
During the Come Again to Camiguin radio program, June 3, Municipal Tourism Officer Mac de la Riarte said under the Local Economic and Enterprise Development Program of the local government, they have established the Coastal Research Program that also became the town s tourism information center and coastal enterprise. Notable lang gyud siya, kining sharing scheme, kung asa ang income gitunga kini sa LGU ug sa asosasyon sa mga bangka operators (This program is notable with its income sharing scheme that is divided by the LGU and the association of small boat operators), de la Riarte added.
Incubator bubble: Why some start-ups don’t last
Tuesday March 09 2021
Girls in a tailoring session at an incubation centre. Some startups fail is because they ran out of cash.
PHOTOs/Godfrey Lugajju
Summary
Many start-ups don’t survive long after leaving the incubation centre because they have not built a good client base that will be willing to pay for their products. Others lack the capital beyond the incubation centre,
Justus Lyatuu and
Entrepreneurship is the new language around the streets. At least on average three out of six random persons have side hustles that they are grooming into a big dream one day. The drive to a culture of financial independence has alleviated due to a growing support system offered by different sector players.