Papua, Dec. 11 -- By Ashish Narayan (ITU) & Gerard Sylvester (FAO)

John Tai is a citrus farmer, who also raises and sells pigs for a living. Gertrude Andreas runs a technical training institution and has her own farm and piggery. They live in Jiwaka, Papua New Guinea's youngest province. Agriculture is one of the primary key sector in the economy of Papua New Guinea.

John and Gertrude are taking part in a pilot project on e-agriculture, which is changing the way farmers communicate, brand and market their products and overcome their day-to-day challenges. This pilot project follows the Government's commitment to adopt a strategic approach to transform the agricultural sector through the integration of digital technologies.

The pilot pr...