The new Minister for Coffee and Anglimp South Waghi MP Joe Kuli has commended the Marape-Rosso Government for its extraordinary decision to create two new portfolios, Coffee and Palm Oil, to be represented in Parliament. Minister Kuli says it depicts great thought and consideration of building PNG’s National Economy, by focusing on PNG’s renewable resources at a time when PNG is facing great economic challenges as a nation. “Our coffee export history speaks volumes of its importance. Coffee was one of our country’s top three income earners from the 1960s to the 1990s, with export volumes of 1.2 million bags per year.” “In recent years it has drastically dropped to 500, 000 bags – 700, 000 bags per annum.” “It has been my passion to increase coffee production, hence, I have raised this issue on the floor of parliament in the past.” “I am humbled, and honored to be given this responsibility, as I am a coffee grower and coffee owner myself; I have vast knowledge and experience in growing