Food Security & Agriculture

November 2024

News/West Papua
Jubi Papua – November 12, 2024

Theo Kelen, Jayapura – On Monday November 11 the Papua Council of Churches (PCC) and Papuan indigenous priests held a press conference in Jayapura city, Papua, to address the current situation in the land of Papua.

October 2024

News/West Papua
Suara Papua – October 18, 2024

Elisa Sekenyap, Jayapura – The Merauke food and energy National Strategic Project (PSN) in South Papua is taking away indigenous Papuans right to life and worsening the environmental crisis.

Cartoons/West Papua
Kompas.id – October 16, 2024

[From an oped piece in Kompas.id by the head of the Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB) Farmers and Fishers Centre Hermanu Triwidodo titled "'Food Estates', What do the Farmers Get?".]

News/West Papua
Jubi Papua – October 16, 2024

Theo Kelen, Jayapura – The Indonesian Military Headquarters or Mabes TNI has stated that they will use a humanist approach in supporting national food security programs in the land of Papua, especially the 1 million hectare rice field National Strategic Project (PSN

News/West Papua
Jubi Papua – October 9, 2024

Theo Kelen, Jayapura – There are fears that the involvement of the TNI (Indonesian Military) in food security programs in the Land of Papua will increase the risk of violence against civilians and human rights violations.

September 2024

News/Indonesia
CNN Indonesia – September 24, 2024

Jakarta – Protesters from various different organisations commemorating National Farmers Day (HTN) in front of the House of Representatives (DPR) parliamentary complex on Tuesday September 24 brought a number of demands related to agrarian refo