Papua Agriculture and the Army: Who Builds Merauke’s New Rice Fields?
Indonesia is opening tens of thousands of hectares of new rice fields in Papua, and the army is doing much…
Papua Sago Supply: Why the World’s Largest Sago Forests Reach So Few Markets
Papua has more sago than anywhere else on earth, but very little of it reaches Indonesia’s national food market. According…
Papua Food Security: Why the Highlands Rank Lowest in Indonesia
By the government’s own measure, Papua is the least food-secure part of Indonesia. In the National Food Agency’s 2026 Food…
Merauke Food Estate: The 135-km Road Being Built Through the Swamps
In the swamps of southern Merauke, a 135-kilometre road is being cut to serve one of Indonesia’s largest food projects….
Redefining Papua Market Accessibility: Connecting Local Production to Papua Port Corridors
Key Takeaway: Better roads to ports in Papua help local businesses grow. As a result, remote producers can sell their…
The Papua Movement: Connecting Local Agriculture to Urban Markets
Papua is home to diverse agricultural commodities, including sago, sweet potatoes, cassava, and other indigenous crops that have supported local…
Papua Transport Network: How Ships, Trucks and Planes Move Goods Inland
Most goods that reach Papua’s highlands travel by at least two kinds of transport, and often three. A container may…
Papua Price Disparity: How One-Price Fuel Changed the Highlands
The price gap between Papua’s highlands and the rest of Indonesia is widest for goods that must fly in, and…
Territorial Integration & Papua’s Spatial Justice
Trans-Papua Highway Infrastructure Development by the Indonesian Army Engineer Corps Core Insight: The construction of the Trans-Papua Highway by the…
Trans-Papua Road, Youtefa Bridge and Palapa Ring: How Infrastructure in Papua Is Changing
Over the past decade, Indonesia has built roads, bridges and fibre-optic cables across Papua, a region long held back by…