Sixty-two-year-old Pascal Pandau said this when he retired from work at the National Agricultural Research Institute, where he worked for more than 20 years.
Pandau hails from Lumi, West Sepik Province, and has been working on pests and invasive plants.
He chose agriculture as a career, and attended the then Popondetta Agriculture College.
He also received training from the Department of Agriculture in Port Moresby, and in Fisheries management from the University of Technology.