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Incursion prevention and management of coffee berry borer (CBB) in Papua New Guinea (PNG) and Indonesia (South Sulawesi and Papua)

Project ID:
PC/2007/111
Collaborating Countries:
Indonesia, Papua New Guinea
Project Locations
Commissioned Organisation:
CABI South East and East Asia, Malaysia
Project Leader
Dr Soetikno S Sastroutomo
Phone: +60 3 8943 2921/3642
Fax: +60 3 8942 6490
Email: s.soetikno@cabi.org
Collaborating Institutions:
  • PNG Coffee Industry Corporation, Papua New Guinea
  • Ministry of Agriculture Indonesia, Indonesia
  • National Agriculture Quarantine and Inspection Authority, Papua New Guinea
  • Indonesian Coffee and Cocoa Research Institute, Indonesia
  • Provincial Agricultural Services (Estates) Papua, Papua New Guinea
  • Provincial Agricultural Services (Estates) Sulawesi Selatan, Indonesia
Project Budget:
$1,014,060
Project Duration:
01/06/2008 - 31/05/2013
ACIAR Research Program Manager
Dr T K Lim
Project Overview

Coffee production in PNG and Indonesia is threatened by the most serious pest, Hypothenemus hampei known as coffee berry borer (CBB). In Indonesia, where 96% of coffee is planted by smallholders, CBB has infested 920,000 ha and has led to an annual production loss of 15-20%. PNG production is under threat of incursion from the Papua Province in Indonesia because the pest is present in Wamena and Oksibil districts - respectively 200 and 50 km from the PNG border. This project aims to prepare stakeholders in Sulawesi, Papua and PNG to manage and prevent incursion of CBB and thus ensure continued productivity of coffee plantings. This will come from enhanced stakeholder knowledge/awareness of CBB, strengthening surveillance/monitoring efforts for CBB management and incursion detection, and building up the capacity and institutional framework for CBB biosecurity management. Coffee is the major agricultural export commodity for PNG and a major source of cash to smallholders, thus any success in delaying the invasion of new zones by CBB will have a great economic impact.