The Surinki Agriculture farm in Enga Province will supply 2,000 tonnes of fresh vegetables in a year to the local market in 12 months’ time.
Innovative Agro Industry (IAI) CEO, Lior Crystal said design phase is at completion stage and construction to start soon.
“We are deep into design phase and about to break ground at the end of the month to start with the construction phase, meaning that from a year (time) will be consuming the products from the Surinki Agro Farm.
He added that majority of the 200 tonnes of fresh produces will be grown by local farmers and sold to the farm for market distribution.
The farm will supply the local market with potatoes, onions, carrots, strawberries and other vegetables.
Enga Provincial Government (EPG) had partnered with IAI to build the K23 million state of the art farm.
Enga Governor Sir Peter Ipatas during the signing of the project in February this year said, it’s the biggest public private partnership the provincial government has invested in Enga Province.
Picture : Innovative Agro Industry’s Nine-Mile farm, the companies first in the country. Picture source: Business Advantage PNG.