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The gendered effects of rainfall fluctuations on early childhood nutrition - Evidence from Papua New Guinea: Rainfall fluctuations can have profound welfare effects in low- and middle-income countries where households depend heavily on rainfed agriculture for consumption. This study presents new evidence around the effects of rainfall fluctuations on household expenditure and child anthropometric outcomes in […]

Declining purchasing power of minimum wages in Papua New Guinea - analysis of economic access to healthy diets: PNG’s minimum wage has remained fixed since July 2016 (PGK 3.5 per hour or PGK 28 per 8-hour day), however, the cost of living increased by 41 percent from July 2016 and March 2025. Using the food price […]

Household wellbeing in rural Papua New Guinea: Poverty analysis from the 2023 PNG Rural Household Survey: A new study using data from the 2023 PNG Rural Household Survey finds that, in the rural sample, 43% individuals are considered poor relative to standard poverty lines, and 64% of individuals are considered poor relative to healthy diet poverty […]

Poultry value chain and cluster development in Papua New Guinea (PNG): Poultry and chicken eggs are more expensive in PNG and other Pacific Islands countries than in other regions. Compared to Australia and the US, the price of a whole chicken in PNG is about 50 percent higher. While high feed costs persist as a significant […]