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The policy environment in Papua New Guinea and its impact on the adoption of the outputs of past ACIAR projects

Project ID:
PLIA/2007/096: The policy environment in Papua New Guinea and its impact on the adoption of the outputs of past ACIAR projects
Collaborating Countries:
Papua New Guinea
Commissioned Organisation:
Centre for International Economics, Australia
Project Leader
Dr Robert Warner
Phone: 02 6245 7800
Fax: 02 6245 7888
Email: Bwarner@TheCIE.com.au
Collaborating Institutions:
  • Dr Eric Omura, Papua New Guinea
Project Budget:
$149,830
Project Duration:
01/05/2008 - 30/08/2009
ACIAR Research Program Manager
Dr Jeff Davis
Project Overview

Government policies, and the quality and reach of institutions (especially those that underpin market transactions and property rights) play a key role in shaping the incentives for primary producers to adopt outputs of technical research. While ACIAR has previously included studies on policy issues in its portfolio, it is now embarking on a more concerted effort to look at the effect of policy on the probability of its projects having favourable impacts. This work aims to identify strategies for dealing with situations where the policy and institutional environment hinders the adoption of new technologies, or diminishes the benefits of adoption.