Economy

Yasinta Moiwend, better known in Merauke as Mama Sinta, knew her stance on the government’s food estate project would attract attention when she made it public earlier this year. The …

Before rice became the staple food of Indonesia, communities throughout Papua relied on another crop to support their daily lives. In the heart of the wetlands and river basins grew …

Farmers across much of Papua are already at work before dawn. Rice fields in newly opened agricultural areas in the lowland of South Papua. In the fertile valleys of the …

Long before the debate reached social media and documentary films, farmers in parts of Papua were already talking about something more immediate: would they finally have enough land, irrigation, machinery, …

From the south of Papua, where there are vast stretches of flat land and rivers that flow into the Arafura Sea, Indonesia’s ambitious food estate project is slowly taking form. …

For years, the aging Sarinah Building has been a familiar sight to Jayapura residents who pass through the city center. Nearby, Ampera Field is still one of the few open …

For many people, taxation becomes visible only when something stops working. A road project slows. Public services face delays. Or, in this case, bank accounts suddenly cannot be accessed. That …

At traditional markets across parts of Papua, people rarely discuss agricultural policy. They discuss prices. How much rice costs this week. They also discuss whether transport expenses have increased again. …

Just after dawn, fishing boats start appearing along several coastal areas in Papua. Workers pull crates towards small docks. Ice blocks are broken apart. Fish are sorted quickly because delays …

Shortly after sunrise, activity around project areas in Papua Selatan (South Papua) begins early. Pickup trucks carrying workers move toward operational zones. Construction equipment starts running before temperatures become too …