Updates

Sago+ team builds on shared strengths and prepares for pilot fieldwork during two-day workshop

The Sago+ project team gathered for a workshop on 17-18 September 2026 in Brisbane, Australia. The team met in Brisbane in conjunction with PNG-based members attending to other commitments such as graduation from their Australian universities. Next year the plan is for the team to gather for another workshop at the University of Technology in Lae, PNG...(click to read more)

Sago+ team members attend the 2026 PNG Food and Nutrition Conference in Lae

Members of the Sago+ Project team attended on 1-3 July the PNG Food and Nutrition Conference in Lae, Morobe Province, joining researchers, government representatives, development practitioners, civil society organisations and agricultural experts from across PNG to discuss the country's food and nutrition future. The conference created a valuable space for knowledge sharing and collaboration around one of PNG's most important development priorities: ensuring healthy, sustainable and resilient food systems for future generations...(click to read more)

Sago+ Project conducts Inception Workshop and Inaugural Advisory Group Meeting in Port Moresby 

The Sago+ Project Inception Workshop was successfully held on 13 May 2026 (Wednesday) at the PNG National Research Institute (NRI) Conference Centre in Port Moresby. The Inaugural Project Advisory Group Meeting followed the next day, 14 May (Thursday).

The workshop brought together 30 participants in person, including members of the Sago+ project team and representatives from different PNG Government institutions such as the National Youth Development Authority, the Western Provincial Administration, and the University of PNG. Representatives from local partners, PNG NRI and PNG University of Technology (UoT), as well as the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) PNG Country Office were also present...(click to read more)