Rainfall 1800 - 5000 mm / year Sunshine min of 2000 h / year Temperature between 22 – 32 o C Altitude less than 500 m above SL Factors that affect growth : Kimbe Mt. Hagen Daru Port Moresby Rabaul Kavieng Wewak Vanimo Lae Alotau Popondetta Gusap Development of Oil Palm in PNG: 1920’s observation plantings 1960’s WB study re recommendation 1967 Hoskins oil palm project 1969 Bialla oil palm project 1976 Popondetta oil palm project 1985 Milne Bay oil palm project 1987 New Ireland oil palm project 2005 Ramu oil palm project
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Rainfall 1800 - 5000 mm / year
Sunshine min of 2000 h / year
Temperature between 22 – 32o C
Altitudeless than 500 m above SL
Factors that affect growth :
Kimbe
Mt. Hagen
Daru
Port Moresby
Rabaul
Kavieng
Wewak
Vanimo
Lae
Alotau
Popondetta
Gusap
Development of Oil Palm in PNG:
1920’s observation plantings1960’s WB study re recommendation
1967 Hoskins oil palm project
1969 Bialla oil palm project
1976 Popondetta oil palm project
1985 Milne Bay oil palm project
1987 New Ireland oil palm project
2005 Ramu oil palm project
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Value of Major Agricultural Exported from PNG - 1976 to 2009
FFB Production in 2009 (tonnes)Project Area Plantation Smallholder TotalHoskins 876,497 419,332 1,295,829 53.1% 83.1%Popondetta 196,679 131,481 328,160 13.5%Milne Bay 210,711 10,536 221,247 9.1%New Ireland 108,440 16,203 124,643 5.1%Ramu 56,072 124 56,196 2.3%Bialla 211,416 200,699 412,115 16.9%TOTAL 1,659,815 778,375 2,438,190
68.1% 31.9%
Focus and commitment to sustainability:• All palm oil companies achieved ISO14,001 accreditation• PNG a leader in development of RSPO• All palm oil companies RSPO certified (or in the process of
being)• Large investment in sustainability
– A profound systems change - not an add-on– Increased cost of production (~8$ per tonne)– large capital investment (refining, fractionation & CDM)
A major driver is market access:• All PNG’s palm oil destined for Europe• Highly sensitive market to issue of sustainability and traceability
Other Markets?:• Production costs in PNG very high, and timelines long • Can’t compete on price Indonesian, Malaysia & others
WHAT ARE THE ISSUES THAT WILL AFFECT SUSTAINABLILITY OF OIL PALM DEVELOPMENT IN PNG?
THE TOP SPECIFIC ISSUES RAISED BY STAKEHOLDERS...• Shortage of skilled labour and experienced management staff• Over-population in oil palm development areas• Infrastructure – development, support & maintenance• Land issues – accessibility & disputes• Pests & disease – increasing risk & impact• Lack of Government support & services• Cash management, rural financial services & high cost of living• Poor quality of political & public leadership• Public opinion and anti-oil palm campaigns• Law & order, alcohol & drugs, HIV and other social issues
Palm oil’s importance to PNG:• Only growth area in PNG’s rural economy• Half of all agricultural exports• By far the largest employer in the country
But Globally:• Only 1% of global palm oil production
HOWEVER:• PNG producing ~37% of global production of Certified
Sustainable Palm Oil (CSPO)• 80% of smallholder produced CSPO• A MAJOR global player in the sustainable production of palm oil• PNG’s REPUTATION is a key to market access
Industry Growth in next 10-15 years?• Very little alienated land available for development• Expansion via;
– Smallholders– Lease leaseback sub-lease arrangement with customary
land owners• RSPO Criteria 7.3 (primary forest & HCV)• Carbon value threshold to be adopted• Focus on yield intensification and planting on non-forest land• Possible new viable and sustainable new projects?
– One per decade, max two!
Industry Growth in next 10-15 years?• Very little alienated land available for development• Expansion via;
– Smallholder– Lease leaseback sub-lease arrangement with customary
land owners• RSPO Criteria 7.3 (primary forest & HCV)• Carbon value thresholds to be adopted• Focus on yield intensification and planting on non-forest land• Possible new viable and sustainable new projects?
– One per decade, max two!
Government and palm oil development?• No support for the actual palm oil sub-sector• 15-years of Government facilitation of new palm oil
developments – has led to??• DSP2030 & NADP – triple palm oil exports by 2030?• Expressed strong desire for new investors• Appears PNG is being advertised overseas as a large available
‘land bank’• Departments & politicians courting any entrepreneurial proposal
now matter how little expertise, credentials or lack of financial capacity are exhibited
• BUT:– No consultation with the country’s palm oil sector– No understanding of palm oil development and its
requirements in PNG
‘Oil Palm’ activities outside of the ‘real’ palm oil industry?• Emergence of many oil palm agro-forestry projects
– All with a focus on securing FCAs!• Land grab using SPABLs
– Over 5 million ha LLB to third parties, usually for 99-yrs– Most profess to be for palm oil development!!
Major risks to PNG’s palm oil industry:• Massive reputational risk for the country and its palm oil exports;
this will directly affect our market access• Blocks real development opportunities from real investors• LNG and ‘Dutch Disease’ impact
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Investment Costs: PGKAgricultural
Field development, planting, roads etc (@K9,950/ha) 99,500,000Capex (buildings, vehicles & facilities @ K6,000/ha) 60,000,000General development charges yrs 1-3 (@K600/ha/yr) 12,000,000
Milling & Oil Storage/Handling60t/hr CPO mill 45,000,000Mill tank farm (4x 1,500 tonne tanks)+(pump hse, piplines, boiler etc) 7,000,000Port tank farm (as above) 7,000,000Port/harbour modification (assumes deep water port already exists) 3,000,000
TOTAL INVESTMENT COST 233,500,000
Notes:• Estimates based on 2009 actuals at a favorable location• From first field activity (nursery) all above incurred within 4-years• Would employ ~1,300 people (management & professional salaries not included above)• If smallholder are part of this development, the planted area (& cost) needs to be increased - ref
s/h yields ~50% of plantation)• Emerging indications suggest CPO mill cost could to be higher (approach K50 million)• Assumes adequate road & bridge infrastructure existsi in development area
Minimum Viable Development: 10,000ha plantation and 60t/hr CPO mill