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Photo_of_William_KeruaWilliam Kerua

PhD Student
School School of Agricultural & Wine Sciences
Location Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga
Phone 02 6933-2749
Email wkerua@csu.edu.au

 

Project

Factors influencing smallholder cocoa production: Farmers’ livelihood and decision-making in technology adoption in Papua New Guinea

Summary

Despite the importance of cocoa and the availability of improved management technology there has been poor transfer and uptake of these technologies and cocoa production remains low in PNG. The reasons for this poor adoption were tailored to ineffective extension services, labour shortage, lack of knowledge, and diversify of livelihood. However the ultimate decision to adopt a particular technology depends to a great extent on the farmers perceptions about the technology, livelihood, their socio-cultural and economic situation and their need for the technology. Hence, there is limited information about the pattern of farmers decision-making in adopting and applying of cocoa technology. Without a proper understanding of why farmers’ do what they do at a given point of time, it will be impossible to contribute to change effectively. Therefore the project aims to investigate the factors that influence the farmers’ livelihood and decision-making of technology adoption and application in cocoa production.  

Supervisors

Dr Alison Southwell, Dr Scott Glyde and Dr Eric Omuru (CEO of Cocoa Coconut Institute Limited – PNG eeomuru@gmail.com or ccipng@datec.net.pg)

Funding source

ACIAR (John Allwright Fellowship)

Publications

Kerua W (2009). Facilitating the process, a framework for rural based  community development: A case of Kintauldi community, Western Highlands Province, Unitech-HS6-2009-51, published by Office of Higher Education and PNG University of Technology, Huon Seminar Proceedings, August 24-27, 2009, ISBN 9980-56-013-4.

Kerua W, Halim A, Tiko B and Nano W (2009). “Development of Training Packages for Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development in PNG using Distance Learning Mode: An Initiative of the Department of Agriculture, Unitech-HS6-2009-50, published by Office of Higher Education and PNG University of Technology, Huon Seminar Proceedings, August 24-27, 2009, ISBN 9980-56-013-4.

Tiko B, Kerua W and Halim A (2009). “A Study to Determine the Factors Affecting the Farmers’ Decisions on the Current Farming System Practiced at Potsy Village in Morobe Province". Papua New Guinea Journal of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries,. DAL Port Moresby  (peer reviewed)

Halim A, Kerua W, Nano W, Bue V, and Manus P (2007). Sustainable  Agriculture and Rural development in the South Pacific Using Distance Learning mode of Information delivery system; The experiences of the University of Technology, The Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning, London .

Halim A and Kerua W (2006). Farmers opinion in rice Papua New Guinea. Papua New Guinea Journal of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Vol 49, No. 2, pp 29 – 34. DAL Port Moresby