‘In the plantations there is hunger and loneliness’: The cultural dimensions of food insecurity in Papua (commentary)

Mongabay
Jul 14, 2020, 7:05 am915 ptsInteresting
The article was co-published with The Gecko Project. A decade ago, the Indonesian government began to heavily promote large-scale plantation developments in Papua province, a region of savannahs and rich rainforests. A recent article published by Mongabay and The Gecko Project explores how corporate investors…

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