1998 Goroka Show

The Goroka Show is one of the biggest events in the Highlands and each year attracts about 140,000 people. This makes it a perfect vehicle for promoting information on projects, products and technologies appropriate for rural development.

This year ATprojects has been able (with a little help from our friends) to arrange for a large display at the show that will highlight the work of the following groups:

Special thanks should go to the Promotion of Vocational Training Project (PNG-German Government Co-operation) for helping fund the display.

The following is a pictorial record of the events leading up to and during the Show.

Building the booth
Given the size of the displays planned we had to build a large shed. This was done with the input of everyone.

Planning the site for the demonstration garden and irrigation system.

 

Well a matter of group work!! Some worked on the posts and frame of the low-cost water catchment


Putting on the roof of the low-cost water catchment.

All work stops for a short time while a runaway pig (from the agricultural booth) is returned to its stall!

Work starts again on the low-cost water catchment, this time cutting the base of the tank stand.


Staff of the Liklik Buk Information Centre setting up their display of books on appropriate technology and on general rural development

A local village baker with his produce ready to sale. The bread on sale is made with local ingredients such as sweet potato, corn and taro.

All ready for the big opening of the Eastern Highlands Provincial Show

 


The final stages of the demonstration garden and irrigation system. This display is a working model with water being pumped into the system.

Some of the over 14,000 people who visited our main booth and outside displays.

Great interest was shown in the locally baked bread which used locally available ingredients.


The Liklik Buk Information Centre selling books on appropriate technology.

The Kamaliki Rural Development Centre stand was a big success, with many items sold and many orders taken.

Outside of the main booth the Nutritional Garden - Household Improvement Project's low-cost water catchment created a lot of interest.


While irrigation is still new to Papua New Guinea, the Fresh Produce Development Corp.'s demonstration highlighted its benefits to small-scale rural farmers. Many people were interested in finding out more.

The Fresh Produce Development Corp. staff also promoted the use of composting.

 


Building the displays ...

 

Putting together the low-cost water tank using locally available materials.

Making a display board to demonstrate the work of the Nutritional Garden - Household Improvement Project

One of the final visitors to our booth was a young women who was a member of the many singsing groups involved in the Show.