For many small businesses in Papua, reaching customers beyond their immediate community has traditionally been difficult. Distance, transportation costs, and limited access to wider markets can make even a good …
MSME development in Papua
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The Papua Coffee Festival 2026 is putting one of the province’s most promising agricultural products at the center of an economic conversation. Held from August 7 to 9 at the …
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Efforts to strengthen Papua economic empowerment have entered a new phase as 1,700 households across 79 villages participate in financial literacy and entrepreneurship training designed to improve family incomes and …
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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 …
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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 …
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Economy
Papua Government Boosts Sago Production for Export to Japan, Germany, and Australia
by Senamanby SenamanIn 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 …
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Economy
Customs and Quarantine Strengthen MSMEs to Increase Papua Selatan Exports
by Senamanby SenamanOn 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, …
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Economy
Papua’s Push for Textile Partnerships: How the Province and Gajah Group Aim to Build a New Generation of Local MSMEs
by Senamanby SenamanNovember 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. …
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Economy
Papua’s MSMEs Get Boost from KUR Loans to Spark Jobs, Growth and Welfare
by Senamanby SenamanIn 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 …
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Economy
New Exporter Coaching Program: Encouraging World-Quality Papuan MSME Products
by Senamanby SenamanJayapura – In conjunction with the Republic of Indonesia Oeang Day (HORI-78), the Papua Representative Secretariat of the Ministry of Finance held a Coaching Program New Exporter (CPNE) for Papuan …