A young Papua New Guinean researcher gets international recognition

A young Papua New Guinean researcher from the PNG Coffee Industry Corporation has been internationally recognised for her research into smallholder coffee producers in Eastern Highlands Province.

Susan May Inu submitted a poster presentation and abstract on her research to the Tropical Agriculture Conference 2015 in Brisbane in December. Her entry was selected from 240 from around the world as the best poster presentation.

While she was unable to attend the conference, Ms Inu commented, "The question posed from my presentation was for us to understand the socio-economic factors influencing household productivity and farm investment decisions on labour mobilisation among coffee households in Bena, Eastern Highlands Province of PNG."

"The conference paper was from research carried out as part of my Masters in Philosophy Studies sponsored by the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) under the John Allwright Fellowship Program."
The conference showcased research and developments in tropical agriculture.