Project Name：Papua New Guinea Smallholder Mechanization Empowerment Project

Project status：Projects in Operation

Cooperating Country：Asia-Pacific, Papua New Guinea

Project Description：

Farmers in Papua New Guinea have long relied on traditional, labor-intensive farming methods. To promote agricultural mechanization, the Government of Papua New Guinea has requested Taiwan’s assistance in introducing small-scale agricultural machinery, establishing a comprehensive small-scale agricultural machinery system, and providing training for farmers’ groups and students, so as to gradually enhance farmers’ production techniques and crop yields, increase income, and create employment opportunities.
To achieve this goal, the project will establish agricultural machinery centers and demonstration farms, integrating education with hands-on practice to promote the use and adoption of small-scale agricultural machinery. The implementation plan includes:
1.Establishing two agricultural machinery centers;
2.Developing a commercial operation model for small-scale agricultural machinery.

Project No：TT-310-2025-029

Implementation Start Date：2025-07-01

Implementation End Date：2028-12-31

Project Objectives：

1. Establishment and Operation of Two Agricultural Machinery Centers and Two Campus Farms

(1) Offshore UNRE University Agricultural Machinery Center

 A. Provide plowing and machinery rental services within the university campus.

 B. Organize monthly agricultural machinery promotion activities to offer hands-on training opportunities and train machinery operators.

 C. Train one agricultural machinery engineer and two technicians.

 D. Provide technical guidance and various agricultural machinery services and training for the campus farm.

 E. Prepare the TaiwanICDF Agricultural Machinery Incubation Center Operation Plan and commence official operations under the designated signage.

(2) Northern Agricultural Machinery Center

 A. Provide plowing and machinery rental services within the center’s premises.

 B. Organize monthly agricultural machinery promotion activities to offer hands-on training opportunities and train machinery operators.

 C. Train two agricultural machinery engineers and two technicians.

 D. Provide technical guidance and various agricultural machinery services and training for the campus farm.

(3) Offshore UNRE University Campus Farm

 A. Assist the UNRE University in establishing and managing its campus farm, aiming to reach 3 hectares by the end of the project and achieve an annual income of USD 24,000 in the final year, in line with national education policies and to increase school revenue.

 B. Prepare one Campus Farm Operation Plan for UNRE University.

(4) Northern Bumayong High School Campus Farm

 A. Assist Bumayong High School in establishing and managing its campus farm, aiming to reach 3 hectares by the end of the project and achieve an annual income of USD 24,000 in the final year, in line with national education policies and to increase school revenue.

 B. Prepare one Campus Farm Operation Plan for Bumayong High School.

(5) Compile one Technical Manual on Operation and Maintenance.

(6) Establish a commercial operation model suitable for Papua New Guinea’s small-scale agricultural machinery centers and complete one Agricultural Machinery Center Operation Plan.

2. Capacity Building, Demonstration, and Market Linkage

(1) Conduct six training sessions per year on production and sales management for students and farmers’ groups, with a total of 300 trainees throughout the project period.

(2) Organize four campus farm demonstration and observation events.

(3) Participate in agricultural technology exhibitions held in Papua New Guinea to showcase Taiwanese agricultural machinery and organize seven online business-matching meetings to facilitate local procurement and cooperation opportunities.

Executing Agency：

Taiwan Technical Mission in Papua New Guinea / Department of Agriculture and Livestock / National Agricultural Research Institute/ Papua New Guinea University of Natural Resources and Environment

Current Progress：

As of March 2026, the key achievements of this project include:

1.On February 12, this project held a kickoff meeting with the University of Natural Resources and Environment (UNRE) for cooperation on the Agricultural Machinery Center and the campus demonstration farm. On February 25, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on cooperation for the campus demonstration farm was signed with Bumayong Secondary School in Lae. In addition, in line with the principle of prudent expenditure, renovation of the Agricultural Machinery Center at the National Agricultural Research Institute (NARI), as well as personnel recruitment and training, have been carried out to establish a foundation for advancing agricultural machinery cooperation and development.

2. .The project has initiated the procurement of agricultural machinery equipment in Taiwan and is working closely with partner institutions to strengthen preparatory activities, including operational planning for the Agricultural Machinery Center, development of training materials for machinery operation, and personnel training. Upon arrival of the equipment at the project site, all tasks will be accelerated in a phased manner.

Project Contact：Ms. Chao

Phone：886-2-2888-6127

E-mail：l.t.chao@icdf.org.tw

Mission：Taiwan Technical Mission in Papua New Guinea