‘He is malnourished’: Why Indonesia’s Papua suffers from food insecurity in spite of government intervention

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Outgoing President Joko Widodo's government has built food estates across Indonesia - including in Papua - to promote self-sufficiency. KEEROM, Papua: Playing together at home with his two cousins of roughly the same age, four-year-old Berto stands out. Unlike his cousins - who appeared cheerful and playful with one another - Berto stood quietly in an oversized blue shirt when CNA visited his home in Workwana village located in the Keerom regency of Papua province at the end of August. However,