Allan Bird

Allan Bird has 20 years of agricultural experience in rural PNG, where he has long been known as the 'Vanilla King'. He is passionate about wealth creation in PNG, going from village to village teaching subsistence farmers how to grow, harvest and process vanilla for profit. Apart from his agricultural interests, Allan is a consultant, providing agribusiness advice to PNG Sustainable Development. He is also the host of television show, Tanim Graun, PNG’s answer to the ABC's Q&A.