I work with the National Agricultural Research Institute (NARI) of Papua New Guinea (PNG) as a Research & Development Coordinator for Southern Regional Centre (NARI SRC). In terms of professional qualification and experience, I have been working with NARI since 2001, as agriculture economist, now at senior level. I have beein contributing to NARI's research planning also. I have a masters degree in Natural Resource Economics with concentration on agriculture economics, and a bachelor's degree in economics.