Nabire, C. Papua, July 7 -- The Agriculture Ministry is preparing a downstreaming initiative for high-value plantation commodities in Nabire Regency, aiming to transform Central Papua into an economic powerhouse through localized agricultural processing.

The project, targeting coconut, coffee, cocoa, and sago crops, is set to make Nabire home to the most comprehensive plantation development program in the Greater Papua region this year.

"In Nabire, we are developing 100 hectares of coconut plantations, 3,000 hectares of cocoa and coffee plantations, including sago cultivation. This program is part of the downstream development program directed by President Prabowo Subianto," the ministry's Director General of Plantations Ali Jamil Harah...