Food security in Papua

“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 …

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 …

Papua is set to play a bigger role in Indonesia’s long-term food security strategy after the government’s plan to develop and optimise around 137,000 hectares of agricultural land across the …

Papua’s rich agricultural heritage has the potential to play a bigger role in strengthening regional food security following a dialogue between Indonesia’s Minister of Agriculture and 150 Papuan university students, …

For decades, food imported from other parts of Indonesia has been a mainstay for many communities in Papua Pegunungan (Papua Highlands). Long supply chains, rough terrain, and transportation expenses have …

As the afternoon sun began to soften over the courtyard of the Papua Provincial Legislative Council (DPR Papua) building in Jayapura, the rows of exhibition tents were filled with the …

Chritoforus A. Mahuse could hardly contain his excitement when the first rice harvest came to the long idle land. The Indigenous Papuan customary landowner stood in the newly harvested fields …

As visitors gathered around traditional cooking demonstrations, the smell of roasted fish wafted through the festival grounds in Sorong. Nearby, women from Indigenous communities laid out carefully local ingredients that …

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 …