Economy

“Rumors that have circulated online saying the government is buying community in Papua Selatan land at only Rp100,000 per hectare under the Merauke’s Food Estate program are not true,” Indonesia’s …

As food security is becoming a more important strategic issue across the globe, Merauke in Papua Selatan (South Papua) Province is slowly carving its name as one of Indonesia’s brightest …

The development of skilled human resources is a priority in Indonesia’s agenda for development in Papua. In addition to expanding formal education, the government is also investing more in vocational …

The Papua Pegunungan Provincial Government is intensifying the expansion of Papua Pegunungan cooperatives by encouraging the rapid establishment of 18 Red and White Village Cooperative (KDMP) outlets in Jayawijaya Regency, …

As part of a broader strategy to strengthen border governance, improve legal cross border trade with Papua New Guinea (PNG) and increase regional own source revenue (Pendapatan Asli Daerah/PAD) through …

The Papua Provincial Government has implemented a policy to maximize the procurement and distribution of locally produced eggs for the Free Nutritious Meals Program (Makan Bergizi Gratis/MBG) in Indonesia, a …

The Papua Barat (West Papua) Provincial Government has started to consider the plan to build a waste-to-energy (WtE) power plant in Manokwari worth around 300 million US dollars or more …

Indonesia has unveiled a huge new gold and mineral prospect in Papua that could alter the long term economic outlook for the region and further cement Papua’s significance in Indonesia’s …

Indonesia has stepped up efforts to turn Papua Tengah (Papua Tengah) into one of the country’s emerging cocoa-producing regions with an ambitious agricultural programme that includes the distribution of 3.6 …

Indonesia’s long-term strategy to strengthen food security in Papua is starting to show tangible results; government rice reserves in the region are about 17,000 tonnes, while the state logistics agency …