MSME development in Papua

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 a long time, many small food businesses in Papua worked within a familiar circle. They sold to neighbors, to nearby towns, and sometimes to passing buyers who already knew …

In the early morning sunshine that filters through the dense rainforest canopy of Papua, small families cultivate sago palms by hand. They tend the trees and process the starch with …

On a humid morning in early December 2025, a modest office of the customs and quarantine authorities in Merauke buzzed with energy and quiet resolve. Dozens of local small-business owners, …

November 15, 2025, Papua entered a new phase of economic transformation—one shaped not by large-scale infrastructure or extractive industries, but by the power of creativity, local expertise, and community-driven enterprise. …

In the scenic yet economically challenging provinces of Indonesia’s easternmost region – Papua, West Papua and South Papua – a fresh wave of optimism is sweeping through local micro, small and medium …