Agriculture

Young Papuans are being encouraged to treat farming as a business, using tools such as drone mapping, smart irrigation and…

Smart farming tools such as solar-powered soil sensors, automated drip irrigation, crop-scanning drones and local weather sensors let Papuan farmers…

Training Papuan agronomists, soil scientists and agroforestry specialists at local universities can help the region grow more of its own…

Farming programs in Papua are pairing modern tools such as drones, soil sensors and biochar with traditional practices like crop…

Sago and sweet potato have fed communities in Papua for thousands of years and grow without synthetic fertilizer or large-scale…

Relying on food shipped in from elsewhere leaves remote Papuan communities exposed to shortages and high prices when transport breaks…

Papua has large areas of fertile land, but most farming has stayed small-scale because of isolation and weak infrastructure. Better…

Crop rotation, compost, drip irrigation and mixed planting let Papuan farmers keep the same fields fertile for years instead of…

Better roads, sturdy crates, packing sheds and small cold-storage hubs help Papuan farmers get vegetables and fruit to town markets…