PNG at 50 🇵🇬 | How a Mini Poultry Abattoir in Kokopo Is Empowering Youth and Farmers

As Papua New Guinea celebrates 50 years of independence, local innovation is thriving in unexpected places. In Kokopo, East New Britain, the Growers Association has transformed an abandoned rice mill at Vimi Plantation into a fully functional mini poultry abattoir, empowering rural youths and poultry farmers. Led by Executive Officer Simon Arnold and supported by the PACD Project (funded by the PNG Government and World Bank), the facility is not only processing chickens — it's building futures. Watch how: ✅ Local youths are learning real skills ✅ Clean water wells are powering the operation ✅ Chicken processing is done hygienically and professionally ✅ Smart ideas from YouTube are transforming agriculture From rice mill ruins to a rural processing hub — this is grassroots economic empowerment in action. 🔔 Subscribe for more stories of transformation from around Papua New Guinea. #PNGat50 #PACD #Agriculture #Kokopo #YouthEmpowerment #PoultryFarming #WorldBank #GrowersAssociation #RuralDevelopment #EastNewBritain #PNGInnovation #LocalHeroes