The Mt Bosavi Sustainable Agriculture Development Initiative (SADI) is now focusing on sustainable agriculture and tourism projects for the people of Mt Bosavi.

Chairman Mr. Andrew Awabi stated that Mt Bosavi SADI is happy to be the recipient of a four-day training that was held by Tourism Promotion Authority from the 7th -10th of this month March in Mendi, Southern Highlands Province.

“Five members of SADI including myself attended that training, and it has help us to understand the opportunity and potential Mt Bosavi has in the space of Tourism”, said Mr. Awabi.

MR Awabi also added that the Mt Bosavi SADI has been working very hard to bring in changes, to create sustainable livelihood for the people of Bosavi and develop cash crops.

“SADI has introduced cocoa, vanilla, coffee to the people of Bosavi so that they can also earn money through production of cash crops.”

“SADI also introduced new methods of farming under the Agri- Tourism, whereby farming is done in a way that it sustains climate change and mitigation changes.”

He further noted the lack of road access as one of the biggest struggles for the people of Bosavi to connect with the rest of the world, due to no road, basic services are still inaccessible, and economic opportunity is still difficult.

“Financial problem is the biggest issue faced by SADI and the people of Bosavi, we are calling on developers, non-government organizations, partner donors, provincial government and our LLG president to promote and support our local Agri projects as well as our livelihood projects”.

“Nipa Kutubu DDA has started road projects to connect Bosavi but was never completed and it’s been years, we want to be seen, we want to be accessed, we want better lives for our children.”

“It’s 50 years since Independence, we want road link into Mt Bosavi region so that all our rich agriculture projects and cash crops can find its way to markets, this is SADI’s biggest desire.”