Indonesia

The struggle to prevent land grabbing and forest destruction in Indonesia
- TNI
- 25 October 2010
Interview with Elisha Kartini of the Indonesian Peasant Union
Papua in Merauke reject Merauke Integrated Food and Energy Estate
- Indigenous Peoples Issues
- 06 October 2010
We support the position adopted by the Ha Nim indigenous people and their sympathisers who reject the MIFEE project on their land because it poses a threat to the right to life of the local communities and urge the Indonesian state – SBY – to repeal the MoU about MIFEE.
Merauke food estate: Weighing the agricultural balance
- Jakarta Post
- 04 October 2010
News of progress on the massive Merauke food estate in Papua indicates growing momentum behind Indonesia’s attempts to boost its agricultural output through promoting investment and harnessing technology.
Food prices rise as Asia projects stall
- Wall St Journal
- 26 September 2010
Some projects aimed at increasing food production in Asia have been dropped or delayed amid the financial crisis, notes a new report by IRRI and the Asia Society.
Perampasan Tanah: Sebab, Bentuk dan Akibatnya bagi Kaum Tani
- AGRA
- 24 September 2010
AGRA paper on land grabbing in Indonesia, during the period 2004-2010, for food and agrofuels production (in Bahasa Indonesia only).
Papua proposes 500,000 hectares for food estate: Minister
- Jakarta Post
- 13 September 2010
Forestry Minister Zulkifli Hasan said his ministry received a proposal to make use of 500,000 hectare areas for the 1.6-million-hectare food and energy estate projects planned in Merauke, Papua.
Wilmar secures 200,000 hectares of land in Merauke Food Estate for sugar plant
- Indonesia Today
- 02 September 2010
Company "currently assessing the quality of the land."
A small paradise that will be annihilated: View from Merauke, West Papua
- Indigenous Peoples Issues
- 31 August 2010
No-one should be surprised when people start describing the Merauke Integrated Rice Estate as a clear case of genocide by the Indonesian government, because it has been well-planned and well-organised.
Food estate Merauke cakup area 480.000 ha
- Bisnis Indonesia
- 12 August 2010
7 Perusahaan besar siap memulai kegiatan
Bunge seeks palm plantation in Indonesia
- Reuters
- 02 August 2010
US agribusiness group Bunge Ltd is actively scouting out for palm plantations in Indonesia and Malaysia to cater to rising demand from Asian economies
Big push from foreign investors into PNG
- Islands Business
- 12 July 2010
"We have Indonesians and Malaysians coming in and saying we want 100,000 hectares to make PNG a rice producing country," says PNG’s Deputy Prime Minister Sir Puka Temu
Thousands rally in West Papua: Reject special autonomy, demand referendum on independence
- IndyBay
- 08 July 2010
In Merauke, over 1000 people marched to the regional legislature to present their demands, and rallied against the failure of Special Autonomy to protect indigenous people, particularly in regard to the planned 80 million-hectare Merauke Food Estate.