Monthly Archives: July 2012

Merauke food estate land likely to shrink by 80%

By admin | Published: July 14, 2012

The government’s long-discussed plan to launch a massive food estate in Merauke, Papua in a bid to boost the nation’s food production is facing uncertainty amid land acquisition problems, a top ministry official says. The Agriculture Ministry’s research and development agency chief, Haryono, said on Wednesday the total land for the food estate in the […]

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One Day meeting Held to Discuss the MIFEE Project

By admin | Published: July 9, 2012

Jayapura (4/7) — Students from Merauke and NGO activists have put the spotlight back on MIFEE (the Merauke Integrated Food and Energy Estate) after a period of inactivity. Discussions about the mega-project were held at the Maro dormitory in Padang Bulan, Jayapura on 4th July 2012. Opening the discussion, Diana Gebze said the aim of […]

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Paulus Samkakai: “Government Policy puts Pressure on us”

By admin | Published: July 9, 2012

Jayapura (4/7) Paulus Samkakai, the Secretary of the Indigenous People’s Association (LMA) in Kaiburse village, Malind District, Merauke Regency has claimed that various local government policies concerning investment were putting pressure on the indigenous people of Kaiburse. This had been going on since the MIFEE (Merauke Integrated Food and Energy Estate) started. Paulus said this […]

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