Addressing social, cultural and policy constraints to the adoption of agricultural technologies
Interventions to overcome cross-cutting social and cultural constraints to smallholder household profitability/ productivity based on analysis of:
Land mobilisation issues (tenure, registration, titles, communal)
Applicability of new labour mobilisation models beyond the cocoa and oil palm industries
Impact of smallholder involvement in participatory action research activities and other adult/group learning processes on adoption of technical innovations
Effects of cultural factors on ability to replicate successful entrepreneurship in agriculture
Analysis of income utilisation, savings incentives and microfinance access in smallholder families, particularly with respect to establishing criteria for successful engagement of women
Analysis of how current production and marketing systems impact on women (labour, timing, marketing) in terms of efficiency and equity, and the role and effectiveness of womens' groups in agriculture and rural industries
Role of cottage industries in contribution to livelihoods, household cash flow and complementing engagement in formal markets and the national economy
Economic assessment of rice trade and rice-based farming systems, including national demand (role of production and imports) and potential returns from investing in technical improvements
Improved crop water management under climate variability and change including:
management of water availability (including through low-cost irrigation) to meet market demand and food security
identification of drought-vulnerable areas for PNG and potential policy and technical interventions
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