Article ID: CBB549870452

CSIRO and Land Research in Papua New Guinea 1950–2000: Part 2: Post-Independence (2019)

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Following Papua New Guinea (PNG) Independence in 1975, the new administration approached Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) directly concerning the need to address issues related to food security and village-based agriculture. A subsequent series of collaborative research projects between CSIRO and PNG government departments built upon the existing survey information to provide PNG with one of the earliest national-level, computer-based resource information systems, with widespread applications, particularly in agriculture, forestry, environmental management and planning. Part 1 of this historical review discussed the evolution, conduct and outcomes of the CSIRO integrated surveys over the period 1950–75, while Part 2 describes the subsequent research projects that arose from the surveys and concluded in 2000. In addition, the legacy of CSIRO involvement in land research in PNG is examined in relation to advances made both within individual scientific disciplines and in other relevant technological fields, and to operational challenges and structural change within the organisation.

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Authors & Contributors
Margaret H. Friedel
Stephen R. Morton
McAlpine, John
Bleeker, Pieter
Colman, Peter M.
Miller, Andrew
Concepts
Economic development
Agriculture
Biographies
Food security
Land use
Indigenous peoples; indigeneity
Time Periods
20th century, late
21st century
20th century
Places
Australia
Papua New Guinea
Sydney (Australia)
Tasmania (Australia)
Japan
China
Institutions
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) (Australia)
University of California, Los Angeles
Australian National University
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