James Butubu works with Autonomous Bougainville Government’s(ABG) Department of Primary Industries (DPI) after leaving the Cocoa Coconut Institute of Papua New Guinea in 2017 as a Cocoa Breeder. He advises the ABG on cocoa industry Research & Development matters as well as Extension services delivery. He currently manages and implements special research projects such as the ACIAR Bougainville Cocoa project (HORT 2014/094) and others on Food security.
Mr James Butubu obtained a Masters Degree in AgriScience majoring in Horticulture and Plant Breeding from the Massey University, New Zealand. His current research interest is on Genetic improvement and development of new crop varieties through Resistance Breeding, Cocoa based farming systems and Crop germplasm collection and enhancement program. He has been regularly supervising and training agriculture students and farmers while on their Industrial training attachment with the DPI and previously in the PNG Cocoa Coconut Institute