Dr. Josephine Saul Maora was formerly the Head of the Plant Pathology Section at the Cocoa and Coconut Institute Ltd Papua New Guinea, where she managed pests and disease in cocoa, coconut and other crops in PNG. Dr Saul Maora was awarded her PhD from the University of Sydney in 2009 for her investigation of “The spatial and temporal diversity of the blackpod pathogen, Phytophthora palmivora, on cocoa across PNG”. Her discoveries made an important contribution to the knowledge upon which IPDM is based, and she continues to promote the adoption of the technology by farmers. Josie is currently a Master Trainer in Family Farm Team program training leading males and females from families to appreciate each other and work as a team in setting goals and planning to achieve goals through their agricultural activities.
Josie is primarily responsibility for Training in the Family Farm Teams (FFT) – which is being rolled out across numerous provinces throughout Papua New Guinea.