What Are The Difference Between Poverty And Poverty

ii. Agriculture
Unlike SME, the agriculture sector remains the backbone of the country in which 82% of the people in rural areas depend the land and agricultural production for their survival through subsistence cash economy. Most of the educational, health, physiological and basic human needs are sustained through the agriculture sector. People in rural areas have depended on cash crops such as cocoa, oil palm, vanilla, coffee and fruits & vegetables for years to sell to the local market. However the problem is that, these farmers are not given subsidies by the government to expand their business. Most of the production is for domestic consumption and not so much on commercialisation. Despite this, poverty remains a development challenge in in the marginal sectors of the country making situation become difficult. Although there are capacity issues surrounding the economic sector(s), a new dawn for commercialisation is beginning to emerge with more agricultural based companies entering the shores of PNG. However, the chances of local businesses to participate in such business environment is slim due to lack of information, technology, and

Furthermore, it failed to quantify the people’s participation in the development process in addreing the issue of poverty. This is to say that poverty alleviation reflects a more deeply rooted within Papua New Guinea’s society. It is through participatory development approach that people are able to make informed choices, and decide their own future, and break the poverty cycle (Mohane & Stokke, 2000). Hence, promoting democratic governance, building local capacity, and alleviating poverty at the local level contradicts the more pre-eminent assumption that neoliberalism is the answer to the world’s