How cocoa could fund the world’s newest nation | The Pacific | ABC NEWS

Mining may dominate conversations about Bougainville’s economy, but it’s not the whole story. So we push on, across rivers and through dense rainforest towards Buin, the southern district’s capital. Outside major centres, areas like Buin have had even less access to public services. Recently though, Southern Bougainville has seen a surge in economic activity, a spike in global cocoa prices drives cash into the south. As Bougainville prepares for independence, cocoa farmers feel cash crops can be better leveraged to fund the new nation. Watch the full episode ‘From bloody past to possibly the world’s newest country’ here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ny5H422ha4 Reporter: Marian Faa Producer/Camera: Gabriella Marchant Producer: Theckla Gunga #ABCThePacific Watch The Pacific on ABC Australia or on ABC iView: https://iview.abc.net.au/show/pacific Like ABC Pacific on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ABCPacific Follow ABC Pacific on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abcpacific/ For more from ABC Pacific news, click here: https://www.abc.net.au/pacific Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Read more here: Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNEWS #ABCNEWSAustralia