Picture : Acting Governor of West Papua Paulus Waterpauw.
Westnoken – Eating local foods such as sago taro and cassava will reduce extreme climate change during El Niño storms says the executive manager of the Papua Water Paw Company in West Papua. To this end the state government continues its efforts to encourage people to grow local food at home using vegetables so that they are not dependent on rice. Many rice-importing countries have begun to stop import activities. So let us install local products that are used every day Paul Watpa said in Manowadi on Sunday. He said that since local food is organic making local food environmentally friendly has a positive impact on health.
During 2022-2023 many local food products from West Papua participated in various trade fairs at home and abroad. Even local foods such as chocolate from the South Manokwadi region and nutmeg from Fak Fak have entered the international market reports Waterpaw. The governor said measures to combat El Niño include water supply monitoring food resource plant development and productivity calculations promotion of food crop cultivation and intervention in drought-prone areas.
The state government continues to work with the seven district governments in West Papua to facilitate assessment of the impacts of El Niño. Ive asked governors to take this strategic step to anticipate the impact of El Niño Paul Waterbo said. Roni Kahiadi chief deputy representative of Bank Indonesia in West Papua said the expansion of food crops following the planting wave had a positive impact on long-term food supply.
West Papua is generally at low risk from El Niño climate change events although local precautions should be taken regularly. He said large areas of agricultural land would eliminate the problem of food shortages. Additionally the West Papua Regional Inflation Control Group has developed a strategy to increase rice production to promote local food crops and maintain supply chains to maintain food stocks. basic requirements