Livestock Development Corporation is a private state company has two cattle grazing properties in Madang Province, Sagalau Station is located in urban LLG while Murunas demo farm is in Sumkar District Sumginglbar LLG Benab ward 20 that runs cattle under coconut trees, it takes 1 hour thirty minutes’ drive from Sagalau towards North Coast Highway.
The Sagalau Abattoir Farm once set legacy in Livestock production and Buffalo training during 1980’s by Department of Agriculture and Livestock, whereas smallholder farmers from respective Local level government from Usino Bundi, Rai coast, Bogia, middle Ramu and Sumkar District use to sell their livestock through Sagalau cattle buying point center. whilst DAL officers provide one months buffalo training to the volunteer farmers who participated job on hand experience using buffalo plough the land and trailer carting coconut and cocoa and after training ten participant usually go home with buffalo and trailer but it all ceased due to previous government shown no interest to funding those activities
More over the DAL hand over the Sagalau property to LDC management in 2012. A significant change occurred and in 2019 up till 2025 under the leadership of our good LDC Managing Director Mr Terry Koim through Prime Minister Hon James Marape’s government admin
We Partnering with the Madang Provincial Government for Sagalau Station AND with KIK which Cattle graze under the Coconuts Integration Project using existing coconut plantations in the province. This initiative is aligned to the MTDP III 2018 – 2022 under the National Cattle Breeding Program which Hon Ramsey Pariwa and Madang Provincial Administration acknowledged had signed MOA, the picture below illustrates our story,
Planted New Signal Grass in 2023 has high productivity & ability to withstand heavy grazing
We are grateful under new management structure and appointment of staff by top executive management and board of directors
This milestone achievement has been possible through hard work and dedication and commitment in driving such an important national agenda reclaim lost state land and partner with Madang Provincial Government and KIK venture into the cattle under coconut integration project for a sustainable livestock subsector will improve the livelihoods of our people and support the national economy.
Present partnering with KIK through the Cattle under Coconuts Integration Project look promising to pave way using all run-down and existing coconut plantations in the province. This aligned to the MTDP 1V 2023 under the National Cattle Breeding Program. Madang, is one the best places in PNG to do cattle and other livestock business like intensive feeding
(Feedlot) given the abundant availability of supplementary feed sources such as copra meal, fish meal, palm kernel expeller and molasses in the province. Madang also hosts the vast fertile plains of Dumpu and Ramu which have existing and rundown cattle ranches while its undeveloped substantial landmass holds huge potential for further development and expansion in livestock production.