| Name of Honouree | Daulo Commodities Cooperative Society Ltd |
| Sector | Agriculture |
| Commodity | Coffee |
| LLG, District and Province | Upper Asaro Daulo District EHP |
| ATO | From 201K to 1Million |
Daulo Commodities Cooperative Society is a leading farmer-based cooperative in Papua New Guinea, recognized for its resilience, self-reliance, and commitment to sustainable growth. Built entirely from reinvested business profits, the cooperative has expanded steadily by cultivating strong customer relationships and establishing overseas market networks.
By 2024, Daulo employed 10 full-time staff and 10 casual workers, supportingoperations that include a coffee factory, storage facilities, office infrastructure, and logistics assets such as a dedicated truck. The cooperative works with three coffee exporters and buyers, ensuring quality through farm-gate wet processing, solar drying, and strict cup-testing standards.
Daulo is also a champion of social inclusion, empowering women, widows, and smallholder farmers to participate in SME ventures and access fair export prices. Through transport support and direct market linkages, the cooperative ensures rural producers receive competitive returns. Since 2022, Daulo has established 12 coffee cluster groups and collection points, strengthened localleadership and expanded its footprint across the province.
Internationally, The Daulo Cooperative (Daulo Commodities Cooperative Society Ltd) won the National Energy Globe Award for Papua New Guinea in 2024. The award, issued by the Energy Globe Foundation in Austria, is a global recognition of outstanding environmental initiatives and innovative solutions to environmental challenges. The cooperative’sefforts were recognized for highlighting Papua New Guinea’s homegrown innovation on a global stage, with participation from over 180 countries in the 2024 awards.
| Award Title | National Energy Globe Award for Papua New Guinea |
| Year | 2024 |
| Winning Project |
Creating Resilience Design System for Village Farmers |
Key achievements of their project:
- Planted over 200,000 pine and eucalyptus trees per household to combat soil
- Supported more than 1,600 households through training and resource centres, improving food security and income opportunities.
- Promoted disaster-resilient crops and organic farming
- Curbed bush burning and rehabilitated millions of coffee trees, which helps restore soils and protect water systems.