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Community empowerment and forest conservation grow from the galip nut in Papua New Guinea


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Published date: 27-Apr-2022

Galip nuts are a well-known, traditional agricultural product in Papua New Guinea (PNG). Papua New Guineans are currently reaping the economic and environmental benefits of this nut via agroforestry led by local communities and women entrepreneurs. In this episode, Mongabay Explores speak with Dorothy Devine Luana, PNG-based owner of DMS Organics, a galip nut grower and processor, and Nora Devoe, research program manager for a project of the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), focused on the potential of the galip nut industry to sustainably empower PNG communities.

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