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Abt Global

Request for Proposal: APEP-2025-019 Landscape Study and Development of Agriculture Finance Roadmap

Posted
30 April 2025 10:22am
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Regions
Pacific
Sectors
Agriculture and Rural Development
Multisector
Summary

We are seeking an organisation to conduct a comprehensive study of PNG’s agriculture finance landscape, examining both supply-side and demand-side dynamics. On the supply side, the service provider will investigate the barriers preventing financial institutions—including commercial banks and licensed financial institutions—from expanding their agriculture finance portfolios. On the demand side, the service provider will explore the specific needs, expectations, and challenges faced by producers, aggregators, SMEs, and large agribusinesses across key value chains such as cocoa, coffee, oil palm, and fresh produce. By integrating global best practices with PNG-specific insights, this study will identify actionable solutions that address local market realities.

Upon concluding the data collection and analysis, the service provider will produce two primary outputs: a public report that offers a comprehensive overview of the agriculture finance landscape, and an internal roadmap with recommendations for DFAT and APEP to guide future interventions.

 

The request for proposal documentation can be requested by emailing png.tenders@amspng.org  or accessed online at https://www.abtglobal.com/doing-business-with-abt/solicitations

 

All enquiries should be made to png.tenders@amspng.org

Description

The Australia – PNG Economic Partnership (APEP) is a multi-sectoral investment to assist GoPNG to create a stable and more prosperous country. The investment is a key coordination point from which Australia delivers its economic development support to Papua New Guinea (PNG) in alignment with the Comprehensive Strategic and Economic Partnership (CSEP).

APEP’s policy objective is to assist PNG in its efforts to achieve sustained growth, capable of lifting the standard of living of all citizens, while also ensuring Australia maintains its reputation as PNG’s economic partner of choice.

APEP has gender equality, disability social inclusion (GEDSI), women’s economic empowerment (WEE), climate change, economic dialogue and open government positioned as cross-cutting objectives across all engagement areas.

It has the following End of Program Outcomes (EOPOs):

  • EOPO 1 Safeguarding Macroeconomic Stability
  • EOPO 2 Strengthening Public Financial Management (PFM)
  • EOPO 3 Supporting More Efficient and Inclusive Markets
  • EOPO 4 Fostering Inclusive Growth and Expanded Livelihoods
  • EOPO 5 Catalysing Economic Research and Dialogue