The push to revive plantations through the re-establishing of the cooperative societies’ structure will not include livestock.
Minister for Trade, Commerce and Industry, Wera Mori, clarified that currently, livestock is not covered under the plantation revival project.
However, he said an approach similar to what they are doing to revive plantations may be taken on board later on.
“At the moment we want to touch on the cash crops like coffee, coconut, cocoa and rubber. That will involve the participation of many people,” he said.
The Cooperative Society of PNG is parked under Mori’s portfolio.
The Ministry has begun discussions with the Ministry and Department of Agriculture and Livestock as well as the various commodity boards.
A draft submission has been forwarded to the National Executive Council (NEC) for K300 million for the five-year project.