The most effective way of counter-acting the “Dutch Disease” phenomena is by developing the traditional industries. No question that in Papua New Guinea agriculture will be the preferred industry to concentrate our efforts and focus. Given that the resources are available, and the production technologies are simple, the development is not hard to come by.
Papua New Guineans are farming their land for many generation, and achieving results in agriculture can be realized relatively in a short time. Once the education system will progress and the population’s technical skills will improve, the development of more sophisticated industries can be encouraged and incentivized by the Government.