The Support to Rural Entrepreneurship, Investment, and Trade in Papua New Guinea (EU-STREIT PNG) Programme is the largest grant-funded initiative of the European Union in the Pacific. Implemented as a United Nations joint programme by FAO, ILO, ITU, UNCDF, and UNDP, it aims to enhance rural livelihoods, promote economic growth, and build resilient communities in East Sepik and West Sepik provinces of Papua New Guinea.
The Programme strengthens key agribusiness value chains—cocoa, vanilla, and fisheries—while improving access to digital services, financial inclusion, transport infrastructure, and renewable energy solutions. It also focuses on strengthening micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and ensuring inclusivity of gender and youth, as well as differently abled persons along all nodes of these value chains.
Working in close collaboration with national, provincial, and local government and administration institutions, partners, and stakeholders, the EU-STREIT PNG Programme has:
- Reached nearly half a million people
- Benefited over 83,000 rural families
- Built the capacity of 33,000+ farmers
- Empowered more than 750 farming groups
By integrating sustainable agricultural practices, digital innovation, MSME development, and inclusive economic opportunities, the EU-STREIT PNG is fostering a more resilient and prosperous future for rural Papua New Guinea.
In Focus
Publications
Innovation Briefs - Innovative Vanilla Solar Dryer
08/2024
Technical briefs on Innovative Vanilla SOlar Dryer introduced by the EU-STREIT PNG Programme, outlining its objectives, features, functionality, design,...
EU-STREIT PNG's Bi-Monthly Updates, January & February 2024
03/2024
Bi-Monthly updates on the major supports delivered and activities implemented by the EU-STREIT PNG Programme in January & February 2024.
EU-STREIT Contributes to PNG's MTDP IV
22/02/2025
The EU-STREIT PNG Programme's interventions over the years are contributing to four strategic priority areas (SPAs) of Papua New Guinea's Medium Term Development Plan IV. Here, the EU-STREIT ProgramMe Coordinator, Mr Ali Said Yesuf, gives an insight into the Programme's contribution to the four SPAs of the MTDP IV.
Value Chain Development
Cocoa Value Chain
Under the EU-STREIT PNG, various interventions are being implemented to address identified bottlenecks in the further development of cocoa-based agribusinesses and value chain activities.
Vanilla Value Chain
Under this Programme, a broad range of support and technical assistance is being undertaken to ensure that vanilla value chain is further developed.
Fisheries Value Chain
As part of this component, the EU STREIT PNG Programme focuses on developing in-shore and riverine fisheries and aquaculture.
Donor
The Programme is being implemented thanks to the generous financial support provided by the European Union Delegation to Papua New Guinea.
The EU-STREIT PNG Programme is the largest grant-funded project of the European Union in the country and in the Pacific region that was developed under the umbrella of 11th European Development Fund (2014-2020).
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UN Partners
Four UN agencies, under the leadership of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) as the leading agency/administrative agent, are partnering in the implementation of different components of the EU-STREIT Programme in Papua New Guinea.
Papua New Guinea Partners
The Programme is being implemented in close consultation, collaboration, and cooperation with Papua New Guinea's national, provincial, and local governments and administration institutions, as well as research centres, civil society organizations and the private sector.
The main line departments, administrations and authorities for the Programme are:
- Department of National Planning and Monitoring (DNPM)
- Department of Agriculture and Livestock (DAL)
- Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT)
- Department of Works and Highways (DoW)
- Department of Commerce and Industries (DCI)
- National Energy Authority (NEA)
- National ICT Authority of Papua New Guinea (NICTA)
- National Fisheries Authority (NFA)
- Cocoa Board of PNG (CB)
- Spice Industry Board of PNG (SIB)
- Climate Change and Development Authority (CCDA)
- PNG Power Limited (PPL)