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Enga Provincial Government Boosts Coffee Cooperatives with K500,000 Funding
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌ Papua New Guinea /Economy & Trade

Enga Provincial Government Boosts Coffee Cooperatives with K500,000 Funding

From Post-Courier · () English

Translated from English, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • The Enga Provincial Government has approved K500,000 in funding for eight coffee cooperative societies in the province.
  • Each of the eight societies will receive K50,000 to support their efforts in increasing coffee output.
  • The funding aims to assist the work of these cooperatives operating across the province's six districts.

The Enga Provincial Government has allocated K500,000 to bolster eight coffee cooperative societies across the province. This funding, disbursed at K50,000 per society, is intended to support the cooperatives' ongoing work and their commitment to boosting coffee production.

Deputy Enga Provincial Administrator for Economic Services, Dr. Londari Yamarak, expressed his satisfaction with the approval. The eight beneficiary societies, representing Wapenamanda, Tsak, Lower Lai, Ambum, Komiam, Wabag, and Porgera, had previously presented reports on their coffee production, cooperative progress, and output goals.

This financial injection is expected to aid the cooperatives in their mission to increase coffee output throughout Enga province. The initiative underscores the provincial government's support for the agricultural sector, specifically coffee farming, which is a significant economic activity in the region.

funding of K50,000 each will be disbursed to the eight coffee cooperative societies from Wapenamanda, Tsak, Lower Lai, Ambum, Komiam, Wabag, and Porgera who attended a brief meeting earlier this week in Wabag and presented verbal reports on coffee production, cooperative progress, and their commitment to increasing coffee output across their respective areas.

โ€” Dr. Londari YamarakDeputy Enga Provincial Administrator for Economic Services, Dr. Londari Yamarak, detailing the disbursement of funds to the coffee cooperatives.
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