ABSTRACT
ThisarticlediscussestheprospectofcontinuingagriculturalgrowthinPapuaNewGuinea.Inmy
viewtheseprospectsareproblematic,notwithstandingtheextenttowhichPapuaNewGuinean~, sincethe1950s,havetakentocashcropping.Tosubstantiatemyview,Ibrieflyoutlineinthe
paperthesocio-economicchangesinPapuaNewGuineainthecourseofthecolonialera.
