November 10-21, 2025 IFPRI and NARI ran a two-week, hands-on kick-off workshop to launch the PNG Vegetable Value Chain Survey Project. The workshop was designed to strengthen practical, end-to-end survey implementation capacity, moving from research questions and sampling design through instrument drafting, tablet programming, pretesting, revision, and initial data checks. Partners: National Agricultural Research Institute […]
CGE Modelling Workshop with PNG’s Department of National Planning and Monitoring and Department of Treasury
From July 28th to August 6th, 2025, the International Food Policy Research Institute conducted a one-week hands on training on Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) modelling in Washington D.C, USA. This workshop, which built on the first session held in March 2025 in Brisbane, was attended by five delegates from Papua New Guinea’s Department of National […]
Simulating Food Security Outcomes: A Series of Hands-On Workshops in Papua New Guinea
In April and May 2025, IFPRI and its partners conducted a series of validation workshops aimed at testing, refining, and expanding the reach of the Food Security Simulator Papua New Guinea (FSS-PNG). In Port Moresby, Lae, and Goroka, hands-on workshops were conducted with twenty-four local researchers, academics, and policymakers. Organizations represented by attendees included DAL, […]
Evaluating policy trade-offs using a Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) model
Staff from the Department of Prime Minister & National Executive Council (PMNEC), Department of National Planning and Monitoring (DNPM), Department of Treasury (DoT), the PNG National Research Institute (NRI) and the National Statistics Office (NSO) participated in a one week training, which equipped the participants with the skills and knowledge to run a series of economic […]
Introduction to Household Data Analysis: Using Stata to describe, transform and analyze 2023 PNG Rural Household Survey data
The training session equips participants with the skills in data management, interpretation and analysis of the 2023 rural household survey data using Stata, a widely used statistical software. In addition to learning the basics of statistical analysis, participants will also enhance their ability to understand data structures and apply appropriate analytical tools to conduct policy […]
