Farming as a Business-Waba 'Ani Partnership Program

​​​Grow PNG plans to launch the Waba ‘Ani Agri Partnership Program (WAPP) for communities that are
accessed, and ready for potential agricultural investment and partnership. The WAPP will include specific and relevant topics from the recently launched Land Access Guide Training of Trainers program, the Gender Mainstreaming Training Program, the program on financial, and digital literacy training, SME training program, and the much-needed “farming as a business” training program.

Much learning on the ground has indicated substantial lack of knowledge and understanding of business requirements and expectations by the landowners, which often leads to unsuccessful partnership deals in the valley. This shows in vast land mess for agriculture opportunities being untapped.

The capacity building program is called Waba ‘Ani Agri Program (WAPP) in the local language of Markham District which means, “welcome or welcome to the dialogue”. WAPP is targeted to the need for addressing barriers in agricultural investment and partnerships between Landowners and agricultural investors. WAPP will educate landowner-farmers to start farming as a business, and understand what the investment partnership requirements are, whilst setting up landowners for a successful agricultural investment partnership.​