Interagency technical working group of NFSP Reformulation meeting in Port Moresby

In July 2025, the Interagency Technical Working Group of the National Food Security Policy (NFSP) Reformulation held its meeting in Port Moresby that focused on discussing the updates and the procedure required to reformulate the upcoming Papua New Guinea National Food Security Policy. The meeting was hosted by the Department of Agriculture and Livestock at their headquarters in Port Moresby and was attended by representatives from DAL and Department of Education. For the reformulation, IFPRI in collaboration with key government departments have formed a technical working group that comprises key policy analysts from DAL, DoE and Department of Health. The objective of these meetings is to track the progress of and provide feedback and update on each section of the policy document by policy analyst from each sector. This meeting was chaired by Mr. Brown Konabe, Assistant Deputy Secretary of DAL and was attended by Assistant Secretary of DoE Ms. Tracy Wilson, and IFPRI Country Program leader Dr. Kwaw Andam, and various policy analysts from the both organizations.