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A kind of development? Spatial and structural changes in the beef cattle industry of Papua New Guinea
Authors:J Connell Dr
Institution:(1) Dept. of Geogr., The University of Sydney, 2006 Sydney, NSW, Australia
Abstract:The PNG cattle industry grew slowly until after 1963 when both expatriate-owned ranches and locally-owned smallholder schemes expanded with the assistance of foreign aid. This expansion continued throughout the country until the mid-1970's when the number of cattle in both sectors began to decline and production stabilised. Ranches faced a future of political uncertainty whilst the prestige associated with being the owner of a smallholder scheme was not reflected in increased incomes for those involved; demands on labour were high, management skills lacking and incomes from cash crops were usually higher. The economic and social differentiation that followed cattle smallholding emphazised existing disparities. Increased local demands for beef imports have encouraged a revised national policy directed at producing beef on locally owned but principally expatriate managed ranches on a limited number of available grassland sites. This policy which is now being implemented may also minimise both local economic defferentiation and regional inequalities.Fieldwork was completed in 1979 during secondment to the institute of Applied Social and Economic Research in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. I am grateful to them for logistical and financial support.
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