According to PLN, a total of 2,917 customers in Papua and West Papua provinces have been enjoying the discounts.
The expansion of electricity coverage in Papua is expected to facilitate its people's development of the creative economy sector, much like what Chato has been doing, even from the middle of the jungle.
Cataloging Authentic Papuan Recipes
Papua, a region blessed with abundant natural resources and mesmerizing natural beauty, has culinary potential closely related to the region’s history and culture of indigenous tribes.
Concrete measures for writing down original Papuan cross-generational recipes are essential to preserving the region’s treasured culinary heritage.
The measures should go beyond simply recording the recipes, but they must also involve exploring the stories behind each food, detailing the use of local natural ingredients in each dish, and explaining how the cooking process has woven into the fabric of the life and tradition of Papuan native tribes.
Chef Chato has been conducting research in various regions of Papua to devise a book that will contain Papua’s original recipes.
Emulating Chato’s approach, people can document Papua’s authentic culinary wealth in the form of a book or other forms of media.
Such a book will not only serve as a reference for local future generations, but it can also emerge as a tool for national and international communities to have a better understanding of Papua’s culture, history, and natural wealth.
Efforts to introduce and promote Papua’s culinary potential can also be regarded as a means to open new business opportunities for locals, stimulate sustainable economic growth, preserve Indonesia’s cultural diversity, and maintain Papua’s natural abundance as a treasure for the planet.
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Translator: Afut S, Tegar Nurfitra
Editor: Anton Santoso
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