The Kokonas Indastri Koporesen (KIK) under its Productivity Improvement Division had begun collecting local coconut seed nuts (accessions) from the original selected locations throughout the country in late 1980’s. All of these coconut accessions are now hosted in...
The National Planning Department has allocated funds to Kokonas Indastri Koporesen to continue the Project to safeguard and preserve coconut species from the major threat to coconuts. The Bogia Coconut Syndrome has killed hundreds of coconut palm trees and bananas in...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Kokonas Indastri Koporesen (KIK) recently opened a new computer lab for the Research and Development (R&D) Division at the Steward Research Station, Murunas, Madang Province. The opening of the lab coincided with the launching of...
HACCP Certified – PNG Coconut SMEs on the Go! The Micro, Small to Medium Enterprise (MSME) development program on downstream processing of coconut into high value coconut products (HVCP) commenced in 2014 after the Government of PNG appropriated funding under the...
A variety of coconut seedlings from the Southern Region of PNG has all been collected and reserved at the recently commissioned Pre-Entry Quarantine Coconut nursery at Kelabebala, Misima Island. PNG Air transported the seedlings to Misima Airport on the 29th of...