PNG Women in Agriculture Development Foundation

 The initiative is organised by the Fiji-based Pacific Island Farmer Organizations Network (PIFON) in consultation with the Charles Darwin University in Australia.

The Australian Women in Agriculture group will deliver the two-day program, from October 19-20, which will be hosted at the National Agricultural Research Institute’s Bubia campus outside Lae.

The event will bring together PNG’s farmer organisations, regional farmer organisations, and public and private sector partners to discuss the successes and constraints of farmer organisations.

Maria Linibi's comments come after members of her organisation have been calling her for assistance and information on how to cope with the drought and frosts.

A national strategy meeting has been held in Port Moresby today to nut out a plan for responding to the disaster, brought on by the powerful El Nino event.

It is estimated that almost one million people have been affected, and the assessment so far is that immediate aid will be required for areas devastated by frost.